Sentences with phrase «diagnosable behavioral»

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For example, in the United States, youth with a diagnosable mental disorder account for almost 20 percent of the population of children.These children are also more likely to be from low - income families, to be exposed to violence and losses, as well as to have social and adaptive behavioral deficits that make it difficult for them to learn.

SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS Pursuant to section 1912 (c) of the Public Health Service Act, adults with serious mental illness SMI are persons: (1) age 18 and over and (2) who currently have, or at any time during the past year had a diagnosable mental behavioral or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within DSM - IV or their ICD -9-CM equivalent (and subsequent revisions) with the exception of DSM - IV «V» codes, substance use disorders, and developmental disorders, which are excluded, unless they co-occur with another diagnosable serious mental illness.