[Comorbidity between SCARED anxiety factors and depressive symptomatology in 8- to 12-year-old children].
The aim of this study was to examine the comorbidity between the SCARED anxiety factors and depressive symptoms in 8-12-year-old children. Participants were 792 girls and 715 boys, who completed: the 41-ítem version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorder (SCARED), the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and a Socio-demographic questionnaire. Of the sample, 47% showed anxiety symptoms and 11.5% showed depressive symptoms. Heterotypic comorbidity was 82% in children at risk of depression and 20% in children at risk of anxiety. Homotypic Comorbidity between anxiety factors was 87%. Homotypic comorbidity and heterotypic comorbidity were high; their early detection will prevent the continuity of an anxious disorder and the development of depression.
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Facultad de Psicología, Bellaterra, Spain. Romero.Acosta@campus.uab.cat
Kelly
K
Romero Acosta
Josepa
J
Canals
Carmen
C
Hernández-Martínez
María Claustre
MC
Jané Balladriga
Ferrán
F
Viñas
Edelmira
E
Domènech-Llaberia
D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011581:Psychological Tests; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012306:Risk; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology