Pediatrics-based Brief Therapy Outdoes Referral for Youths with Anxiety and Depression

Mental Health in Youths
Depression and anxiety disorders are prevalent among youth; an estimated 25.1 percent of 13 to 18-year-olds have an anxiety disorder. A streamlined behavioral therapy delivered in a pediatrics practice offered much greater benefit to youth with anxiety and depression than a more standard referral to mental health care with follow-up in a clinical trial comparing the two approaches.
The benefit of the former approach in comparison with referral was especially striking in Hispanic youth, a finding that may help inform efforts to address disparities in care. (courtesy of NIMH)

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