Early developmental risk for subsequent childhood mental disorders in an Australian population cohort

We examined associations between developmental vulnerability profiles determined at the age of 5 years and subsequent childhood mental illness between ages 6 and 13 years in an Australian population cohort.

Citation:
Green MJ, Tzoumakis S, Laurens KR, ...... Brinkman SA, Carr VJ. Early developmental risk for subsequent childhood mental disorders in an Australian population cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2018;53(4):304-15.

Keywords:
Early childhood, record linkage, risk profiles, mental health, psychopathology

Abstract:
We examined associations between developmental vulnerability profiles determined at the age of 5 years and subsequent childhood mental illness between ages 6 and 13 years in an Australian population cohort.