Hostname: page-component-77c89778f8-9q27g Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-22T13:33:17.408Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The prevalence of anxiety disorders among young people in europe: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

R. Sacco ,
N. Camilleri  and
K. Umla-Runge
R. Sacco*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Cardiff University, Teesside University, Malta Mental Health Services, Attard, Malta
N. Camilleri
Affiliation:
Child And Young People’s Services, Malta Mental Health Services, Pieta, Malta
K. Umla-Runge
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Introduction

This systematic review estimates the pooled prevalence (PP) of anxiety disorders (ADD) among 5-to-18-year-old YP living in Europe, based on prevalence rates established in the last five years (LFY).

Objectives

Trends of prevalence rates across countries, gender and level of education were analysed. The random effects pooled prevalence rate (REPPR) for AD was calculated.

Methods

A search strategy was conducted on three databases. Studies were also identified from reference lists and grey literature. Eligible studies were evaluated for reliability, validity, bias, and the REPPR for AD was calculated.

Results

The European REPPR for AD is calculated at 7.9% (Figure 1). The REPPR for each anxiety disorder is shown in Figure 2.

Conclusions

Based on the results in this systematic review, AD are the most prevalent mental disorders among young people in Europe. Early diagnostic and intervention strategies for AD may improve the mental health and wellbeing among young people.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

EuropeChildAnxietyprevalence
Type
Abstract
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S617
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BY
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.