RT Journal
A1 Rivara FP
T1 Mental health of children, adolescents, and their parents: A call for papers
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2003
FD September 1
VO 157
IS 9
SP 844
OP 844
DO 10.1001/archpedi.157.9.844
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.157.9.844
AB 
PEDIATRICIANS ARE CONFRONTED DAILY with mental health problems in their patients and their patients' parents. The Surgeon General's report on mental health estimated that 1 in 5 children and adolescents have a diagnosable mental or addictive disorder with at least minimum impairment.1 A recent study reported that 6.6% of adults had had a major depressive disorder in the last 12 months, with 59.3% of these adult patients severely or very severely impaired in their ability to carry out their regular life activities.2 The highest risk of major depressive disorder was among 18- to 29-year-old women who were homemakers, underscoring the potential effect of adult depression on children.