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Anxiety more likely in children with chronic medical conditions
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30465
Subject(s) - anxiety , chronic disease , psychiatry , clinical psychology , disease , medicine , psychology , intensive care medicine
Having a chronic medical condition puts a child at increased risk for anxiety disorders, a recent literature review has found. While the anxiety may be associated with adverse outcomes related to their disease, this isn't known, the researchers said. Furthermore, the anxiety itself may have an effect on the outcome of their condition. As a result, they recommend screening for — and treating — anxiety in all youths with chronic medical conditions.