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%T Prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among adolescents in Italy: the PrISMA study %A Frigerio, Alessandra %A Rucci, Paola %A Goodman, Robert %A Ammaniti, Massimo %A Carlet, Ombretta %A Cavolina, Pina %A Girolamo, Giovanni %A Lenti, Carlo %A Lucarelli, Loredana %A Mani, Elisa %A Martinuzzi, Andrea %A Micali, Nadia %A Milone, Annarita %A Morosini, Pierluigi %A Muratori, Filippo %A Nardocci, Franco %A Pastore, Valentina %A Polidori, Gabriella %A Tullini, Andrea %A Vanzin, Laura %A Villa, Laura %A Walder, Mauro %A Zuddas, Alessandro %A Molteni, Massimo %J European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry %N 4 %P 217-226 %V 18 %D 2009 %K mental disorders; prevalence; adolescence; Italy %= 2010-07-16T09:32:00Z %~ http://www.peerproject.eu/ %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-122714 %X Background: While in the last 5 years several studies have been conducted in Italy on the prevalence of mental disorders in adults, to date no epidemiological study has been targeted on mental disorders in adolescents. Method: A two-phase study was conducted on 3,418 participants using the child behavior checklist/6–18 (CBCL) and the development and well-being assessment (DAWBA), a structured interview with verbatim reports reviewed by clinicians. Results: The prevalence of CBCL caseness and DSM-IV disorders was 9.8% (CI 8.8–10.8%) and 8.2% (CI 4.2–12.3%), respectively. DSM-IV Emotional disorders were more frequently observed (6.5% CI 2.2–10.8%) than externalizing disorders (1.2% CI 0.2–2.3%). In girls, prevalence estimates increased significantly with age; furthermore, living with a single parent, low level of maternal education, and low family income were associated with a higher likelihood of suffering from emotional or behavioral problems. Conclusions: Approximately one in ten adolescents has psychological problems. Teachers and clinicians should focus on boys and girls living with a single parent and/or in disadvantaged socioeconomic conditions. %C DEU %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info