HealthDay (8/9) reports, “Globally, the pooled prevalence estimates for clinically elevated depression and anxiety symptoms almost doubled among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic,” investigators concluded in a 29-study, 80,879-participant meta-analysis. The findings were published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Depression, Anxiety Up in Children, Teens Worldwide During Pandemic “Physician’s Briefing Staff, HealthDay, August 9, 2021