Term: Child Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-06-30

Definition:

Prevalence of child mood and anxiety disorders are defined as the percent of children diagnosed with mood and anxiety disorders over a specific time periods.

In Brownell et al. (2012), children were defined as aged 13 to 19. In Chartier et al. (2016), children were defined as aged 6 to 19. In Brownell et al. (2018), children were defined as aged 3 and older.

For more specific information on mood and anxiety disorders, please see the:

• Mood and Anxiety Disorders glossary term; and
  
• Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Measuring Prevalence concept.

Related concepts 

• Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Measuring Prevalence

Related terms 

• Mood and Anxiety Disorders

References 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Chartier M, Brownell M, MacWilliam L, Valdivia J, Nie Y, Ekuma O, Burchill C, Hu M, Rajotte L, Kulbaba C. The Mental Health of Manitoba's Children. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Au W, Schultz J, Stevenson D, Mayer T, Young V, Thomson T, Towns D, Hong S, McCulloch S, Burchill S, Jarmasz J. The PAX Program in Manitoba: A Population-Based Analysis of Children's Outcomes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2018. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)