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Social Factors and the Evaluation of Mental Disorders
The American Psychiatric Association is set to release the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) this month. These new guidelines will have a profound effect on how clinicians diagnose mental disorders, how health insurers … Continue reading
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Tagged epidemiology, health disparities, measurement, mental health, social determinants of health
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Ease off the alarm bells: New data on ADHD diagnosis rates
The New York Times has a cover story today reporting on the estimated prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health (they don’t identify the survey by name). The story is going to get a lot … Continue reading
Inequality and the Angry Society
“I didn’t eat this morning. I’m wearing my niece’s clothes. I just was violated by my mom’s boyfriend. I go to school and here comes someone that bumps into me and don’t say excuse me. You hit zero to rage … Continue reading
Bad Kids or Bad Environments?
Consider a ten-year-old child. He is being raised by a single mother who drinks at night and shouts frequently at her three children. They live in a bad neighborhood, and the kids attend a tough school. In the classroom, the … Continue reading
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Tagged children, health, mental health, non-cognitive skills, social investment
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