According to a recent study conducted in Canada one in five children and youth suffer from a mental disorder but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider. Although those overall results echo a similar study from 1983 the new study found a much larger proportion of children and youth with a disorder had contact with other health providers and in other settings most often through schools. The new study found that the patterns of prevalence among different sexes and age groups have changed. Hyperactivity disorder in boys four to 11 years old jumped dramatically from
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