Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
November 20, 2025European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryOpen Access

Depression, anxiety, and internalizing symptoms in Spanish children and adolescents: estimated rates and comorbidity patterns

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

MOMireia OrgilésVAVíctor Amorós-RecheAMAlexandra Morales

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Study reveals high prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms in Spanish youth, indicating need for improved mental health services.

Key Points

  • To examine estimated rates and comorbidity patterns of internalizing symptoms in Spanish children and adolescents.
  • Nationwide sample of 5,450 participants aged 9 to 16
  • Participants completed the Sistema de Evaluación de Niños y Adolescentes
  • Assessment of depression, anxiety, and other internalizing symptoms
  • 10.4% of children and 14% of adolescents exhibited clinically significant symptoms
  • Prevalence of common symptoms included depression (4.7%), social anxiety (3.6%), and generalized anxiety disorder (3.4%) in children
  • In adolescents, obsessive-compulsive disorder (4.5%) and eating behavior problems (4.3%) were prevalent
  • Comorbidity patterns showed a strong presence of depressive symptoms alongside other disorders

Cite This Study

Orgilés et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f074c0ce034ddc34faa3https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02916-1
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Latent Profiles of Mental Health in Spanish Youth: Analysing Internalizing and Externalizing Problems2025
  2. 2COVID-19 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health among Spanish Adolescents: SESSAMO Project2024 · 4 citations
  3. 3Relationship between MASC scores and diagnosis in a sample of children and adolescents in Spain2024
  4. 4Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Spanish Adolescents: Normative Data for the PHQ-9 and GAD-72024 · 9 citations
  5. 5Association and predictor role of MASC scores in pharmacological or psychological treatment indication in a sample of children and adolescent in Spain2024