Common emotional and behavioral disorders in preschool children: presentation, nosology, and epidemiology.

@article{Egger2006CommonEA,
  title={Common emotional and behavioral disorders in preschool children: presentation, nosology, and epidemiology.},
  author={Helen Link Egger and Adrian Angold},
  journal={Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines},
  year={2006},
  volume={47 3-4},
  pages={
          313-37
        }
}
  • H. Egger, A. Angold
  • Published 1 March 2006
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
We review recent research on the presentation, nosology and epidemiology of behavioral and emotional psychiatric disorders in preschool children (children ages 2 through 5 years old), focusing on the five most common groups of childhood psychiatric disorders: attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, anxiety disorders, and depressive disorders. We review the various approaches to classifying behavioral and emotional dysregulation in preschoolers and… 
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