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The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and trajectory of mental health before and after a childhood cancer diagnosis in a socio-demographically at-risk sample.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data from the Kentucky Cancer Registry was utilized to identify patients aged 19 or under with a first primary childhood cancer diagnosis during 2001\u20132017. Linking KCR data with Medicaid claims, we included patients with continuous Medicaid enrollment 12 months before and after their cancer diagnosis. MHDs were identified using both International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 and ICD-10 diagnosis codes in Medicaid claims.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 978 patients, 54% were male, and 39% were from Appalachian counties. The most common cancers diagnosed were leukemias (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 238), brain and central nervous system (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 220), and lymphomas (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 147). For the 12-month pre-cancer diagnosis period, 32% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 310) of the patients had a MHD, increasing to 55% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 540) in the 12 months post-diagnosis period. The most frequent MHDs were mood disorder (before\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 120; after\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 311) and neuropsychiatric\/developmental disorders (before\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 228; after\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 267). Mood disorders increased from 12% pre-cancer diagnosis to 32% post-cancer diagnosis, from 10 to 37% for lymphoma patients, and from 15 to 64% for bone cancer patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over half of the Medicaid-enrolled childhood cancer patients in Kentucky diagnosed with MHDs within a year of their cancer diagnosis, with a notable increase from pre-diagnosis levels. This increased prevalence post-diagnosis may result from the identification of pre-existing MHDs during cancer treatment, or the emergence of new MHD because of the cancer diagnosis and treatment. Our study highlights the psychosocial needs that extend beyond standard cancer treatment and underscores the importance of psychosocial services during and after the cancer treatment period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1680382","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,4]],"date-time":"2026-02-04T06:47:59Z","timestamp":1770187679000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence and characteristics for mental health disorder before and after childhood cancer diagnosis\u2014a statewide population-based study among Medicaid beneficiaries"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Feitong","family":"Lei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laurie E.","family":"McLouth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Behavioral Science, Center for Health Equity Transformation, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric B.","family":"Durbin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kentucky Cancer Registry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]},{"name":"Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thomas T.","family":"Tucker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kentucky Cancer Registry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]},{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"John L.","family":"Villano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Neuro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bin","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]},{"name":"Kentucky Cancer Registry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky","place":["Lexington, KY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"557","DOI":"10.2147\/IJGM.S377521","article-title":"Assessment of parental knowledge, awareness, and perception about autism spectrum disorders in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia","volume":"16","author":"AlAlmaei Asiri","year":"2023","journal-title":"Int. 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