Chapter 24. Epidemiology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

  1. Ming T. Tsuang2,3,
  2. Mauricio Tohen4,5
  1. Kathleen Ries Merikangas,
  2. Shelli Avenevoli

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch24

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Merikangas, K. R. and Avenevoli, S. (2003) Epidemiology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, in Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition (eds M. T. Tsuang and M. Tohen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234311.ch24

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 3

    Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  3. 4

    Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 5

    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02184, USA

Author Information

  1. Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program, National Institute of Mental Health, 15K North Drive, MSC #2670, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 23 AUG 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471409748

Online ISBN: 9780471234319

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Keywords:

  • epidemiology of mood and anxiety disorders;
  • children;
  • adolescents

Summary

This chapter reviews the findings of community-based studies regarding the magnitude, risk factors, and consequences of anxiety and depression. The authors discuss the recognized biases of clinical samples of children and focus on the substantial body of research in children selected from nonclinical samples.

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