Erschienen in:
06.07.2023 | Editorial Commentary
Quality of life in pediatric chronic kidney disease: expectations and responsibilities
verfasst von:
Katherine Wesseling-Perry
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Nephrology
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Ausgabe 12/2023
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Excerpt
Prior to the pandemic, depression and anxiety were steadily increasing in children and adolescents. Between 2013 and 2019, 20.9% of adolescents aged 12–17 years reported ever having experienced a major depressive episode. Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness increased by 40% between 2009 and 2019 for US high school students, from 26.1 to 36.7% in 2009 and 2019, respectively [
1]. In 2019, a shocking 18.8% of teens reported having seriously considered attempting suicide [
2]. …