Socioemotional and behavioural difficulties in children with chronic physical conditions: analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of socioemotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBDs) in children with chronic physical conditions (CPCs) and to analyse how this prevalence varied with the type and number of CPCs and the age of the child.

Design: Cross-sectional study of a secondary data analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Setting: An Australian nationally representative sample of general population of children.