Open AccessAnxiety, stress, depression, and psychosocial functioning of Indian adolescents
Author(s) -
Kamlesh Singh,
Mohita Junnarkar,
Soumya Sharma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.171841
Subject(s) - prosocial behavior , dass , psychosocial , anxiety , psychology , clinical psychology , strengths and difficulties questionnaire , depression (economics) , population , psychiatry , mental health , demography , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Lifetime prevalence of depression and anxiety increases from 1% of the population under age 12 years to ~17%-25% of the population by the end of adolescence. The greatest increase in new cases occurs between 15-18 years. Indian empirical studies have reported a prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in the range between 14.4% and 31.7%; thus, affecting psychosocial functioning.