Common and differential variables of anxiety and depression in adolescence: a nation-wide smartphone-based survey.

Martin Weiß Julian Gutzeit Ruediger Pryss Marcel Romanos Lorenz Deserno Grit Hein

Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2024)

Our results show that app-based self-reports provide information that can classify symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescence and thus offer new insights into symptom patterns related to adolescent mental health issues. These findings underscore the potentials of health apps in reaching large cohorts of adolescence and optimize diagnostic and treatment.

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