Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

According to surveys, what percentage of students report being bullied frequently?

What is the estimated prevalence of separation anxiety disorder among all children?

What is the term for the therapeutic approach where children play with toys, draw, and make up stories to reveal their conflicts and feelings?

At what age does the gender difference in depression rates emerge, with girls becoming twice as likely as boys to be depressed?

The Treatments for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) found which treatment to be most effective for teenage depression?

According to a review of national diagnostic trends from 1994 to 2003, the number of children and adolescents diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder in the United States increased by how much?

For which proposed DSM-5 diagnosis is a pattern of recurrent temper outbursts and persistent negative emotions that starts before the age of 10 a key feature?

What is the prevalence of oppositional defiant disorder among children?

Which pattern of conduct disorder is characterized by secretly committing nonaggressive behaviors like being truant from school?

At what age are treatments for conduct disorder generally most effective?

Which therapeutic approach for conduct disorder involves therapists teaching parents to work with their child positively, set appropriate limits, and be fair in their discipline?

What is the estimated prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among schoolchildren?

What percentage of children with ADHD are estimated to continue having it as adults?

What is methylphenidate, commonly known by the trade name Ritalin, primarily used to treat?

What is the primary reason that studies find racial differences in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD?

At what age must a child be to receive a diagnosis of enuresis?

What is the behavioral treatment method for enuresis that uses a bell and a battery wired to a pad to awaken the child?

What is the estimated prevalence of an autism spectrum disorder in children?

What is echolalia, a speech problem often seen in autistic disorder?

The perseveration of sameness in autistic disorder refers to a child's reaction to what?

Which psychological explanation for autistic disorder holds that individuals fail to develop an awareness that other people base their behaviors on their own beliefs and intentions?

What has research concluded regarding the theory that the MMR vaccine causes autism?

A diagnosis of mental retardation requires a low IQ score (70 or below) in combination with what other factor?

What percentage of all people with mental retardation fall into the category of mild retardation (IQ 50–70)?

Mild mental retardation has been linked mainly to which type of causes?

Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal disorder leading to mental retardation, is caused by an abnormality on which chromosome?

What is the name of the metabolic disorder where an infant cannot break down the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to severe retardation if not treated with a special diet?

What is the term for the educational approach that places children with mental retardation in regular classes with nonretarded students?

What was the key proposal of the DSM-5 task force regarding the categories of autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, and child disintegrative disorder?

What percentage of children and 8 percent of adolescents are estimated to currently experience major depressive disorder?

What percentage of adolescents are estimated to experience at least one depressive episode during their teen years?

In the FDA's 2004 conclusion about antidepressant drugs for children and adolescents, what was the primary warning ordered for all containers?

What percentage of children, three-quarters of whom are boys, qualify for a diagnosis of conduct disorder?

More than what percentage of individuals who develop conduct disorder first display a pattern of oppositional defiant disorder?

In the DSM-IV-TR checklist for ADHD, symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity must be present before what age?

Approximately what percentage of children with ADHD also have learning or communication problems?

What percentage of 5-year-old children are estimated to meet the criteria for enuresis?

What is the prevalence of encopresis, the repeated defecation into one's clothing, among all children?

What percentage of cases of autistic disorder occur in boys?

What is the prevalence of autistic disorder among the siblings of a person with the disorder?

What is the prevalence of autism among the identical twins of people with the disorder?

The behavioral program LEAP (Learning Experiences... An Alternative Program) integrates 4 autistic children with how many normal children in a classroom?

What percentage of the population is estimated to meet the criteria for a diagnosis of mental retardation?

Approximately what percentage of people with mental retardation display severe retardation (IQ 20-34)?

Fragile X syndrome is identified as the second most common what?

Children whose mothers had which infection during pregnancy may be at risk for childhood problems including mental retardation?

What is the principle of normalization in the context of care for people with mental retardation?

Surveys indicate that between what percentage of all children and adolescents display an anxiety disorder?

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes Asperger's disorder from autistic disorder?

In the comparison of childhood disorders table, which disorder is listed as having a 'Usually' recovery by adulthood?