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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study

Although children living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 90% of the global population of children, depression, and anxiety among children in LMICs have been understudied. This study examines the prevalence of depression and anxiety and their associations with biological and p...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Qi, She, Xinshu, Dill, Sarah-Eve, Sylvia, Sean, Singh, Manpreet Kaur, Wang, Huan, Boswell, Matthew, Rozelle, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9101801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564422
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095026
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author Jiang, Qi
She, Xinshu
Dill, Sarah-Eve
Sylvia, Sean
Singh, Manpreet Kaur
Wang, Huan
Boswell, Matthew
Rozelle, Scott
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She, Xinshu
Dill, Sarah-Eve
Sylvia, Sean
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description Although children living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 90% of the global population of children, depression, and anxiety among children in LMICs have been understudied. This study examines the prevalence of depression and anxiety and their associations with biological and psychosocial factors among children across China, with a focus on rural areas. We conducted a large-scale epidemiological study of depression and anxiety among 53,421 elementary and junior high school-aged children across China. The results show that 20% are at risk for depression, 6% are at risk for generalized anxiety, and 68% are at risk for at least one type of anxiety. Girls and junior high school students show a higher risk for both depression and anxiety symptoms, while socioeconomic status has varying associations to depression and anxiety symptoms. Our results also show consistent correlations between depression and anxiety symptoms and standard math test scores. These findings underscore the importance of identification, prevention, and treatment of youth depression and anxiety in underdeveloped areas. As China constitutes 15% of the global population of children under age 18, this study offers valuable information to the field of global mental health.
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spelling pubmed-91018012022-05-14 Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study Jiang, Qi She, Xinshu Dill, Sarah-Eve Sylvia, Sean Singh, Manpreet Kaur Wang, Huan Boswell, Matthew Rozelle, Scott Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Although children living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 90% of the global population of children, depression, and anxiety among children in LMICs have been understudied. This study examines the prevalence of depression and anxiety and their associations with biological and psychosocial factors among children across China, with a focus on rural areas. We conducted a large-scale epidemiological study of depression and anxiety among 53,421 elementary and junior high school-aged children across China. The results show that 20% are at risk for depression, 6% are at risk for generalized anxiety, and 68% are at risk for at least one type of anxiety. Girls and junior high school students show a higher risk for both depression and anxiety symptoms, while socioeconomic status has varying associations to depression and anxiety symptoms. Our results also show consistent correlations between depression and anxiety symptoms and standard math test scores. These findings underscore the importance of identification, prevention, and treatment of youth depression and anxiety in underdeveloped areas. As China constitutes 15% of the global population of children under age 18, this study offers valuable information to the field of global mental health. MDPI 2022-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9101801/ /pubmed/35564422 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095026 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study
title Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study
title_full Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study
title_fullStr Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study
title_full_unstemmed Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study
title_short Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study
title_sort depressive and anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents in rural china: a large-scale epidemiological study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9101801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564422
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095026
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