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Anxiety in childhood across the globe: findings from meta-regression analyses of the past 15 years (1998–2013)

Authors: N. P. Gosmann, L. V. Vaz, D. A. DeSousa, S. H. Koller, D. S. Pine, G. G. Manfro, G. A. Salum

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 5/2016

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Some studies suggest that levels of anxiety have increased in children over the past decade due to changes in stress associated with current events or modern life [1‐3]. In addition, studies have clearly documented an increase in rates of psychiatric visits and service allocation in countries such as the United States [4] with higher rates for children as compared to adults. However, such changes could be related to the threshold for providing services, rather than rates of symptoms. …

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Title: Anxiety in childhood across the globe: findings from meta-regression analyses of the past 15 years (1998–2013)
Authors: N. P. Gosmann
L. V. Vaz
D. A. DeSousa
S. H. Koller
D. S. Pine
G. G. Manfro
G. A. Salum
Publication date: 01-05-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-015-0785-2

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