Posted on 07/05/2009 in Industry related health news Childhood mental health problems have a severely detrimental impact on people's chances of success in employment and family life, a major new study has concluded.
New findings from three national studies from people born in 1946, 1958 and 1970 show that conduct problems in adolescence doubles the risk of people leaving school with no qualifications.
Children with severe conduct problems were four times more likely than average to be arrested by the time they reached 30, the study authors, from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Smith Institute and Unison, said.
"We have found clear evidence of the serious, life-long effects of childhood conduct and emotional problems," said Marcus Richards from the MRC unit for lifelong health and ageing.
The study authors are arguing for an "early interventionist" approach.
Angela Greatley, chief executive of Sainsbury Centre, said: "Childhood conduct problems impose massive long-term costs on individuals, communities and society. But it need not be this way."
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