GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Kumar P; Suganya M; Heber Anandan; Sathyamurthi B; Jayachandran K

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Kumar P, Suganya M, Heber Anandan, Sathyamurthi B, Jayachandran K

Abstract :

 Common psychiatric illness among school children is anxiety. Anxiety disorders are often co morbid with other mental illnesses, particularly clinical depression, which may occur in as many as 60% of people with anxiety disorder1. Aim: To screen for generalised anxiety disorder among higher secondary school students using SCARED scale. Method: Descriptive was study done in 400 higher secondary students from two schools students and their parents were interviewed using SCARED scale child version and parent version. Results: Our study shows that 11.8% of the children have generalised anxiety disorder. Prevalence in females is 13% and in males is 10.5% respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of anxiety among school children is higher in our study compared to the previous studies with prevalence being higher in females. Prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder is in accordance with previous studies.