Copyright 1996 by the American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use. American Medical Association, 515 N. State St, Chicago, IL 60610. Volume 53(12) December 1996 pp 1129-1136 The Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth: Goals, Design, Methods, and the Prevalence of DSM-III-R Disorders [Original Article] Costello, E. Jane PhD; Angold, Adrian MRCPsych; Burns, Barbara J. PhD; Stangl, Dalene K. PhD; Tweed, Dan L. PhD; Erkanli, Alaattin PhD; Worthman, Carol M. PhD From the Developmental Epidemiology Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (Drs Costello, Angold, Burns, Stangl, Tweed, and Erkanli); and the Department of Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga (Dr Worthman). Outline Abstract SUBJECTS AND METHODS SETTING SAMPLING Screening Sample American Indian Participants MEASURES Construct 1: Risk for Mental Health Service Use Construct 2: Service Use, Access, and Barriers to Care Construct 3: Family Resources Construct 4: Family Functioning, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Family Burden Construct 5: Child's Physical Health and Development Construct 6: Adversity and Traumatic Events Construct 7: Community Resources INTERVIEWERS AND INTERVIEWER TRAINING PROCEDURES FOR THE FIRST WAVE FOLLOW-UP TELEPHONE CONTACTS AND INTERVIEWS RESULTS PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS COMORBIDITY DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES OF DIAGNOSIS Sex Age Race Income Place of Residence COMMENT LIMITATIONS PREVALENCE CORRELATES OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER REFERENCES Graphics Table 1 Figure 1 Table 2 Figure 2