Examining comorbid anxiety and depression in a child and adolescent clinical population.
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780494273340
Subjects: Anxiety in adolescence.; Anxiety in children.; Depression in adolescence.; Depression in children.; Comorbidity.
Description: Objectives. Examined whether youths with pure anxiety (PUR ANX), pure depression (PUR DEP), or co-occurring anxiety and depression (ANX + DEP), differed on measures of internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and family functioning. Method. 193 youths, aged 4 to 18 years (M = 12.4, SD = 3.1), and maternal caregivers completed measures (i.e., CBCL, YSR, SCARED, CDI, Brief FAM, Frustration Questionnaire). Results. Compared to PUR ANX and PUR DEP, ANX + DEP was associated with significantly more severe scores on various indices of internalizing symptoms and family functioning, but not externalizing symptoms. More differences, however, were found between ANX + DEP and PUR ANX than between ANX + DEP and PUR DEP. Conclusions.  Past findings indicating that comorbidity is related to more severe reports of internalizing symptoms and family dysfunction were replicated. Results suggest comorbid subthreshold anxiety and depression symptoms in youths are clinically relevant and merit further research.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 3299.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2007.

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