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International Journal of Psychiatry(IJP)

ISSN: 2475-5435 | DOI: 10.33140/IJP

Impact Factor: 1.85

Crippled By Fear: Anxiety Disorders Among Adolescents In Nigeria

Abstract

Nzeakah CW, DadeMatthews AO, Onofa UO, DadeMatthews OD, Ogundare T

More than half of all lifetime psychiatric disorders begin by the early adolescent period, with anxiety and depressive disorders responsible for a significant part of this disease burden [1]. Collectively referred to as childhood emotional disorders, juvenile-onset anxiety and depressive syndromes are widely recognized to be the most prevalent group of mental disorders in this population, as they are in adults [2-6].

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