Youth depression and anxiety doubled during pandemic
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Meta-analysis: This type of study involves using statistics to combine the data from multiple previous studies to give an overall result. The reliability of a meta-analysis depends on both the quality and similarity of the individual studies being grouped together.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Meta-analysis: This type of study involves using statistics to combine the data from multiple previous studies to give an overall result. The reliability of a meta-analysis depends on both the quality and similarity of the individual studies being grouped together.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
A review of the available scientific evidence suggests that 1 in 4 youth globally are showing depression symptoms, while 1 in 5 youth have anxiety symptoms. To come to that conclusion, researchers looked at 29 studies, including more than 80,000 youth globally. They say these estimates are double the pre-pandemic estimates and remain high, meaning plans will need to be put in place for the demand for mental health recovery.
Journal/conference: JAMA Pediatrics
Link to research (DOI): 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2482
Organisation/s: University of Calgary, Canada
Funder: Dr Racine reported fellowship support from Alberta Innovates. Dr McArthur reported a postdoctoral fellowship award from the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Ms Cooke reported graduate scholarship support from Vanier Canada and Alberta Innovates Health Solutions outside the submitted work. Ms Eirich reported graduate scholarship support from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. No other disclosures were reported.
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