Effect of relative age on childhood mental health: A cohort of 9,548,393 children and adolescents.

Mu-Hong ChenKai-Lin HuangJu-Wei HsuShih-Jen TsaiTung-Ping SuTzeng-Ji ChenYa-Mei Bai

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2021)

Relative age, as an indicator of neurocognitive maturity, is a critical factor for the likelihood of being diagnosed as having ADHD, DD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder among children and adolescents.

Keyphrases

mental health
bipolar disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
mental illness
young adults
early life