The source adds the following information: "The number of adolescents with mental disorders is rounded to the nearest 1,000; the calculations are based on these disorders: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, autism spectrum, conduct disorder, schizophrenia, idiopathic intellectual disability, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a group of personality disorders."
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2019 Mental disorders by gender in Latin American & Caribbean youth
The Latin American and Caribbean countries with the highest rates for girls are Guyana, **** percent, and Haiti, **** percent. Among boys, Guyana appears as the leader again, with **** percent, followed once more by Haiti, with **** percent. On the other hand, Colombia and Mexico are the countries with the lowest rates for girls, with **** percent and **** percent, respectively, while for boys, Colombia, with **** percent, and Mexico, with **** percent, are the two countries with the lowest suicide rates.
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