Anxiety is on the rise among children and adolescents. Studies show that as many as one in eight children may experience significant anxiety. Knowledgeable observers offer a number of reasons.

The study found that the proportion of children with anxiety jumped from 7.1 percent in 2016 to 10.6 percent in 2022 (the most recent year of publicly available data). Depression increased from 3. ...

Many children living in conflict zones have lost their homes through shelling, have been displaced from their neighborhoods, and have had to leave their friends and family. Such loss and disruption ...

We also know that the intensity of ADHD symptoms and anxiety can vary over time. However, we do not know why this is the case. On average, 5 per cent of children and adolescents have ADHD ...

Researchers also gathered information on whether or not the children were diagnosed with any psychiatric disorders. During the study period, 15% of the youngsters were diagnosed with mental illness, ...

Studies show that nearly two-thirds of children with ADHD also have another condition, with the two most common ones being oppositional defiant disorder and anxiety. People with ADHD often have ...

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