June 2024. Volume 20. Number 2

The prevalence of depression up to the beginning of the pandemic has been low and unchanged over time

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Spoelma MJ, Sicouri GL, Francis DA, Songco AD, Daniel EK, Hudson JL. Estimated Prevalence of Depressive Disorders in Children From 2004 to 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177:1017-27.

Reviewers: Balado Insunza MN1, Esparza Olcina MJ2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María de las Nieves Balado Insunza. Email: nbalins@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/04/2024
Acceptance date: 22/04/2024
Publication date: 08/05/2024

Abstract

Authors conclusions’: depression in children is rare and its prevalence is stable until 2019. There is a lack of data to be able to measure it during the years of the pandemic.

Reviewers` commentary: from a resource management point of view, it is essential to determine the prevalence of depressive disorders during childhood, so that resources can be used effectively and directed to patients who need them most urgently. This review reveals that there is no evidence of an increase in depressive disorders in children under 13 years of age, adjusting to pre-pandemic data. The results of this study will be relevant to compare them in the future with studies carried out in the years of the pandemic and post-pandemic.

How to cite this article

Balado Insunza N, Esparza Olcina MJ. La prevalencia de depresión hasta el principio de la pandemia ha sido baja y sin cambios en el tiempo. Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:21.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Spoelma MJ, Sicouri GL, Francis DA, Songco AD, Daniel EK, Hudson JL. Estimated Prevalence of Depressive Disorders in Children From 2004 to 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177:1017-27.

Reviewers: Balado Insunza MN1, Esparza Olcina MJ2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María de las Nieves Balado Insunza. Email: nbalins@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/04/2024
Acceptance date: 22/04/2024
Publication date: 08/05/2024

How to cite this article

Balado Insunza N, Esparza Olcina MJ. La prevalencia de depresión hasta el principio de la pandemia ha sido baja y sin cambios en el tiempo. Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:21.

08/05/2024

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