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SynthesisPloS one2020

Common mental disorders prevalence in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analyses.

Sara Araújo Silva, Simoni Urbano Silva, Débora Barbosa Ronca, Vivian Siqueira Santos Gonçalves, Eliane Said Dutra, Kênia Mara Baiocchi Carvalho

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

114 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. The Effects of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  15. Perceived Stress in Adolescence: Structure, Stability, and Its Relationship with Mental Health.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sara Araújo SilvaGraduate Program in Human Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2605-378X
Simoni Urbano SilvaGraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Brasilia, Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil.
Débora Barbosa RoncaGraduate Program in Human Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil.
Vivian Siqueira Santos GonçalvesGraduate Program in Human Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil.
Eliane Said DutraGraduate Program in Human Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil.
Kênia Mara Baiocchi CarvalhoGraduate Program in Human Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increasing number of original studies suggest the relevance of assessing mental health; however, there has been a lack of knowledge about the magnitude of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in adolescents worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of CMD in adolescents, from the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Only studies composed by adolescents (10 to 19 years old) that evaluated the CMD prevalence according to the GHQ-12 were considered. The studies were searched in Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Lilacs, Adolec, Google Scholar, PsycINFO and Proquest. In addition, the reference lists of relevant reports were screened to identify potentially eligible articles. Studies were selected by independent reviewers, who also extracted data and assessed risk of bias. Meta-analyses were performed to summarize the prevalence of CMD and estimate heterogeneity across studies. A total of 43 studies were included. Among studies that adopted the cut-off point of 3, the prevalence of CMD was 31.0% (CI 95% 28.0-34.0; I2 = 97.5%) and was more prevalent among girls. In studies that used the cut-off point of 4, the prevalence of CMD was 25.0% (CI 95% 19.0-32.0; I2 = 99.8%). Global prevalence of CMD in adolescents was 25.0% and 31.0%, using the GHQ cut-off point of 4 and 3, respectively. These results point to the need to include mental health as an important component of health in adolescence and to the need to include CMD screening as a first step in the prevention and control of mental disorders.

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AdolescentAdolescent HealthAdolescent Health ServicesChildChild HealthFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersPrevalenceSex CharacteristicsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMCPMC7179924

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