What kind of disorders are we talking about? The three main ones are: emotional disorders, such as phobia, anxiety and depression; conduct disorders, which are behavioural difficulties that many young people might have but that cause severe problems; and hyperkinetic disorder, typically involving hyperactivity, inattention and impulsive behaviour.
The study also considers autistic spectrum and less common disorders.
So what have we found out? Only headlines here I'm afraid - there are 258 pages to ponder. But we can say that in 2004 just over one in 10 children and young people aged five to 16 had a clinically diagnosed disorder - four per cent with an emotional disorder, six per cent with a conduct disorder, two per cent with a hyperkinetic disorder and one per cent a less common one. The overall proportions show no significant change since the last such survey in 1999.
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