Recognition of anxiety disorders in children: a cross-sectional vignette-based survey among general practitioners.

Semiha AydinMathilde R CroneBart M SiebelinkRobert R J M VermeirenMattijs E NumansP Michiel Westenberg

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

A significant fraction of GPs did not notice the depicted symptoms as anxiety. Despite the widespread prevalence of ADs, GPs seem to overlook anxiety already in their early diagnostic opinion. Improving GPs' familiarity with initial symptom presentation, ADs' base-rate, relevance and impact yields potential for timely recognition.

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