Comorbid Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Analysis.
Comorbid Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Analysis.
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儿童和青少年的合并焦虑和抑郁症状:系统评价和分析。
DOI:
10.1097/pra.0000000000000132
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发表时间:
2016-03
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
McClintock SM
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作者:
Melton TH;Croarkin PE;Strawn JR;McClintock SM
A large and extensive body of research has examined comorbid anxiety and depression in adults. Children and adolescents also frequently present with comorbid anxiety and depression; however, research and treatment require unique environmental and neurodevelopmental considerations in children. As a result, our understanding of comorbid anxiety and depression in children and adolescents is limited. The goal of this systematic review was to examine current literature focused on comorbid anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. The review included theoretical conceptualizations as well as diagnostic, neurobiologic, prevention, and treatment considerations. In addition, a proposed algorithm for the treatment of comorbid anxiety and depression in children/adolescents is provided. This systematic literature review included three discrete searches in Ovid SP Medline, PsychInfo, and Pubmed. The review included and synthesized 115 articles published between 1987 and 2015. The available evidence suggests that anxiety and depression are common in clinical populations of children and adolescents, and that comorbidity is likely underestimated in children and adolescents. Children and adolescents with comorbid anxiety and depression have unique presentations, greater symptom severity, and treatment resistance compared with those who have either disease in isolation. A dimensional approach may be necessary for the future development of diagnostic strategies and treatments for this population. Nascent neuroimaging work suggests that anxiety and depression each represents a distinct neurobiological phenotype. The literature that is currently available suggests that comorbid anxiety and depression is a common presentation in children and adolescents. This diagnostic picture underscores the importance of comprehensive dimensional assessments and multimodal evidence-based approaches given high disease severity. Future research on the neurobiology and treatment of these common clinical conditions is warranted.