There are several types of childhood behavioral disorders. The most common disruptive behavior disorders include ODD, CD and ADHD. Socio-economic factors are known to influence the prevalence of chronic childhood disabling conditions including emotional and behavioral disorders. Assessment of school-age children for difficult or challenging behavior constitutes a major case load of neurodevelopmental pediatricians (mainly designated as community pediatricians) and child/adolescent psychiatrists in the UK. We aimed to evaluate the influence of the socio-economic status among school-age children on the distribution and types of behavioral disorders, including ADHD, in a local district Community Pediatric unit of a large healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the North West of England. The record of all the patients who were seen in any outpatient clinic over a 22-month period between Jan 2014 and Oct 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Information was collected on the range of clinical presentation and socioeconomic characteristics. The socio-economic status of each child was determined using the latest published Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2015. A total of 201 school-age children were referred (9 monthly), corresponding to an average of 31% of total monthly caseload. The proportion of patients living in the most deprived deciles and quintiles was 39% and 70% respectively. The prevalence in the most deprived decile (11.6/1000) was 193 times that of the most affluent area. History of family and social adversities was common among the patients including separated parents (24%), fostered / adopted (11%) and previous exposure to abuse, domestic violence or neglect (9%). Socioeconomic deprivation is significantly associated with the prevalence of behavior problems in children living in the North-West of England. Poverty-related chronic stressors are hypothesized to cumulatively compromise parental psychology and ultimately childhood behavioral and mental health outcomes. Tackling the problem requires integrated multidisciplinary and multi-agency approach.
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Child, Behavior, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Epidemiology, Conduct Disorder
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