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| **Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders** are an important part of psychiatry. Half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14 and this increases to more than 75% by the mid-20s.[([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22008427|Kieling, C., Baker-Henningham, H., Belfer, M., Conti, G., Ertem, I., Omigbodun, O., ... & Rahman, A. (2011). Child and adolescent mental health worldwide: evidence for action. The Lancet, 378(9801), 1515-1525.]])] Neuropsychiatric conditions are the leading cause of disability in children and adolescents around the world. Untreated, these disorders have a major impact on neurodevelopment and education. | **Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders** are an important part of psychiatry. Half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14 and this increases to more than 75% by the mid-20s.[([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22008427|Kieling, C., Baker-Henningham, H., Belfer, M., Conti, G., Ertem, I., Omigbodun, O., ... & Rahman, A. (2011). Child and adolescent mental health worldwide: evidence for action. The Lancet, 378(9801), 1515-1525.]])] Neuropsychiatric conditions are the leading cause of disability in children and adolescents around the world. Untreated, these disorders have a major impact on neurodevelopment and education. | ||
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| In children and adolescents, it is critical to to distinguish between //symptoms// of a psychiatric disorder versus //behaviours// that are normal for the child’s stage of development. For example, does a child have ADHD symptoms or do they have normal distractibility and restlessness? Does an adolescent have OCD symptoms or normal rituals and superstitions? | In children and adolescents, it is critical to to distinguish between //symptoms// of a psychiatric disorder versus //behaviours// that are normal for the child’s stage of development. For example, does a child have ADHD symptoms or do they have normal distractibility and restlessness? Does an adolescent have OCD symptoms or normal rituals and superstitions? | ||