Participants | Adolescents n = 576 (%)a | Children n = 187 (%)a |
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Diagnoses DSM-IV-TR* | ||
 Eating disorder | 65 (6.1) | 0 |
 Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | 258 (24) | 16 (3.9) |
 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | 153 (14.3) | 127 (30.6) |
 Conduct Disorder/Oppositional Defiant Disorder (CD/ODD) | 89 (8.3) | 60 (14.5) |
 Bipolar Disorder | 39 (3.6) | 6 (1.4) |
 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders | 36 (3.4) | 0 |
 Anxiety Disorders | 129 (12) | 35 (8.4) |
 Pervasive Developmental Disorders | 114 (10.6) | 67 (16.1) |
 Tic Disorders | 25 (2.3) | 13 (3.1) |
 Substance Related Disorders | 14 (1.3) | 0 |
 Mental Retardation | 55 (5.1) | 35 (8.4) |
 Learning Disorders | 20 (1.9) | 12 (2.9) |
 Other Disorders | 76 (7.1) | 44 (10.6) |
Pharmacological treatment | ||
 Antipsychotics | 367 (41) | 143 (48) |
 Antidepressants | 265 (29.6) | 22 (7.4) |
 Stimulants | 60 (6.7) | 68 (22.8) |
 Mood stabilizers and Lithium | 46 (5.1) | 10 (3.4) |
 Benzodiazepines | 36 (4) | 1 (0.3) |
 Other psychiatric pharmacological treatments | 56 (6.3) | 35 (11.7) |
 Non-psychiatric pharmacological treatments | 64 (7.1) | 19 (6.6) |
 No pharmacological treatment | 68 (11.08)b | 19 (10.16)b |