TABLE 3.
The prevalence of anxiety and/or mood disorders in adolescents (n = 171) in the past 4 weeks, the past year, and during lifetime (≥5 years old)
| Past 4 weeks | Past year | Lifetime | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety disorders | Social phobia | 2% (3) | 4% (6) | 7% (12) |
| Separation anxiety disorder | 0% (0) | 0.6% (1) | 5% (8) | |
| Specific phobia | 7% (12) | 9% (15) | 15% (26) | |
| Phobic fear of hypoglycemia | 1% (2) | 2% (3) | 5% (8) | |
| Panic disorder | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 2% (3) | |
| Agoraphobia | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 2% (3) | |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 0.6% (1) | 2% (3) | 4% (6) | |
| Selective mutism | 0% (0) | 0.6% (1) | 0.6% (1) | |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 2% (3) | 3% (5) | 3% (5) | |
| Post‐traumatic stress disorder | 0% (0) | 0.6% (1) | 0.6% (1) a | |
| Prevalence of anxiety disorder(s) | 9% (16) | 13% (23) | 26% (44) | |
| Mood disorders | Major depression | 1% (2) | 2% (4) | 4.7% (8) |
| Dysthymia | 0.6% (1) | 1% (2) | 1.2% (2) b | |
| Mania | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0.6% (1) | |
| Hypomania | 0% (0) | 1% (2) | 1.2% (2) c | |
| Prevalence of mood disorder(s) | 2% (3) | 4% (7) | 7% (12) | |
| Total | 9% (16) | 14% (24) | 29% (49) |
Note: Reported are percentages (n). Past year prevalence also includes 4 week prevalence. Lifetime prevalence also includes past year‐prevalence.
a
Lifetime occurrence of post‐traumatic stress disorder was embedded in the diagnostic module.
b
Lifetime occurrence of dysthymia was not assessed in the whole life module. Lifetime occurrence of decreased mood was assessed in the whole life Major depression screening.
c
Lifetime occurrence of hypomania was not assessed in the whole life module. Lifetime occurrence of mania was assessed in the whole life screening.