One In Seven Kids Experiences A Psychological Disorder, CDC Says

The Huffington Post (3/18, Holmes) reported that investigators “from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed answers from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health and found that one in seven children experiences a psychological disorder.” The study data, “based on more than 35,000 children ages two to eight,” examined “parents’ responses about their child’s language problems, learning disabilities, reported” attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, “anxiety, depression and more.”

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— “An Astonishing Number Of Kids Have Psychological Disorders,” Lindsay Holmes, Huffington Post, March 18, 2016.

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