Prevalence, severity, and risk factors for depressive and anxiety symptoms among adolescents: A cross-sectional study

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World J Psychiatry. Feb 19, 2026; 16(2): 112996
Published online Feb 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.112996

Table 2 Depressive and anxiety symptom severity according to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scales

Characteristic	Depressive symptoms		Anxiety symptoms		Comorbid depressive and anxiety symptoms
Characteristic	n (%)	mean ± SD	n (%)	mean ± SD	n (%)
Minimal	12941 (56.4)	1.32 ± 1.46	15136 (66.0)	1.0 ± 1.33	19916 (86.9)
Mild	6306 (27.5)	6.93 ± 1.45	5283 (23.0)	6.63 ± 1.18	-
Moderate	2288 (10.0)	11.59 ± 1.39	1646 (7.2)	11.84 ± 1.44	-
Moderately severe	923 (4.0)	16.67 ± 1.41	-	-	-
Severe	467 (2.0)	22.94 ± 2.39	860 (3.8)	17.89 ± 2.22	-
Overall prevalence	3678 (16.0)	-	5515 (24.1)	-	3009 (13.1)

Citation: Yang HD, Zhang J, Yang M, Luan LS, Liu JJ, Zhang XB. Prevalence, severity, and risk factors for depressive and anxiety symptoms among adolescents: A cross-sectional study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(2): 112996
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i2/112996.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.112996

Yang HD, Zhang J, Yang M, Luan LS, Liu JJ, Zhang XB. Prevalence, severity, and risk factors for depressive and anxiety symptoms among adolescents: A cross-sectional study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(2): 112996 [PMID: 41641222 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.112996]

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