1. Relationship between MASC scores and diagnosis in a sample of children and adolescents in Spain
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C. Canga-Espina, C. Vidal-Androher, A. Diez-Suarez, C. Maestro-Martin, and M. Vallejo-Valdivielso
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Psychiatry ,RC435-571 - Abstract
Introduction Anxiety is one of the most common Mental Health diagnosis in underage population. We decided to study if there was any variable that would lead us to a specific diagnosis, using the MASC questionnaire (Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children). Objectives 1. Describe the prevalence of the different anxiety disorders and the differences in its prevalence according to sex. 2. Examine possible differences and associtions between MASC questionnaire scores and a specific anxiety diagnosis. Methods This is a descriptive, observational, retrospective, quantitative study with data from patients between June 2016 and 2023. Inclusion criteria: 3-18 year-old-spanish-speakers who met criteria for a ICD-11 disorder. Exclusion criteria: absence of legal representatives, intellectual disability. Variables: sex, ICD-11 diagnosis, MASC’s subscales (Physical Symptoms, Harm Avoidance, Social Anxiety and Separation Anxiety) and CGI. Statistical analyzes were performed with STATA-15 program, using as independent variables MASC questionnaire and dependent one Anxiety Diagnosis. Results The sample contains 1024 patients. Figure 1 shows the distribution of Anxiety Disorders: Unspecified Anxiety Disorder (47%), Separation Anxiety Disorder (23%), Simple Phobias (9%) and Social Anxiety Disorder (7%). Figure 2 represents the distribution by sex, with the differences being statistically significant (p
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- 2024
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