Depression and anxiety disorders among schoolgoing adolescents in an urban area of South India

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PPrasanna Mithra · Manipal Academy of Higher Education

K Jayashree · Manipal Academy of Higher Education

M. K. C. Nair · Kerala University of Health Sciences

Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan · Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Keshava Pai · Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Abstract

Depression and anxiety were high among the study participants. Co-existing anxiety and female gender are significantly associated with depression among them. Increasing age, socioeconomic factors, and parental education are other factors influencing depression and anxiety but were statistically not significant.

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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Early Childhood Education and Development

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Published in: Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volume 43, Issue 5, pp. 28-28

DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_209_18

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Depression and anxiety disorders among schoolgoing adolescents in an urban area of South India

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