Comorbilidad entre los factores de ansiedad del SCARED y la sintomatologia depresiva en ninos de 8 12 anos
Comorbidity between SCARED anxiety factors and depressive symptomatology in 8 to 12 yearold children. The aim of this study was to examine the comorbidity between the SCARED anxiety factors and depressive symptoms in 8 12 year old children. Participants were 792 girls and 715 boys, who completed: the 41 item version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorder (SCARED) the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and a Socio demographic questionnaire. Of the sample, 47% showed anxiety symptoms and 11.5% showed depressive symptoms. Heterotypic comorbidity was 82% in children at risk of depression and 20% in children at risk of anxiety. Homotypic Comorbidity between anxiety factors was 87% Homotypic comorbidity and heterotypic comorbidity were high; their early detection will prevent the continuity of an anxious disorder and the development of depression.