Children’s Mental Health Visits Have Shot Up, Research Shows
Research by CTMH Affiliate, Megan Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH, and colleagues, is discussed in this New York Times article, Children’s Mental Health Visits Have Shot Up, Research Shows “Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children.”
Dr. Brahim drew attention to the notable finding regarding “the rapid increase in pediatric anxiety visits in particular, which just far outpaced the growth of all other mental health diagnoses.”
Photo: Annie Flanagan for The New York Times, see linked article