Trends in comorbid physical and mental health conditions in children from 1999 to 2017 in England

Laura Panagi; Tamsin Newlove-Delgado; Simon R. White; Sophie Bennett; Isobel Heyman; Roz Shafran; Tamsin Ford

doi:10.1007/s00787-022-02112-5

Trends in comorbid physical and mental health conditions in children from 1999 to 2017 in England

Laura Panagi^*, Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, Simon R. White, Sophie Bennett, Isobel Heyman, Roz Shafran, Tamsin Ford

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Introduction: Children with long-term physical health conditions (pLTCs) are at increased risk of mental health conditions but less is known about time trends in the mental health of this group of children. Methods: We used data from three comparable, population-based surveys of children conducted in 1999, 2004, and 2017. We examined whether the proportion of children aged 5–15 years old with comorbid mental health conditions (measured using the multi-informant Development and Well-being Assessment tool) and pLTCs (measured using parental report) in England increased from 1999 to 2017 using linear regression analysis. Results: Our analysis used data from 8662 (1999), 6401 (2004) and 6219 (2017) children, respectively. The proportion of children with comorbid pLTCs and psychiatric disorders was 0.050 (95% CI = 0.045, 0.055) in 1999, 0.054 (95% CI = 0.049, 0.060) in 2004, and 0.059 (95% CI = 0.053, 0.065) in 2017. The linear regression model revealed a non-significant effect of time on the proportion of children with comorbid pLTCs and psychiatric disorders from 1999 to 2017 (B = 0.0004785; SE = 0.0001256; p = 0.163). Conclusion: The estimated prevalence of school-aged children with comorbid pLTCs and mental health conditions in England remained stable since 1999, highlighting the need to prioritize mental health resources for children with physical health comorbidities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-38
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	33
Issue number	1
Early online date	22 Dec 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02112-5
Publication status	Published - Jan 2024

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Comorbitidy
Long-term physical health conditions
Mental health conditions
Trends

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