Prevalence and Determinants of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Among School-Going Adolescents in Urban South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Adolescents in Chennai's urban government schools are suffering from depression and anxiety, necessitating targeted interventions like early screening, counseling, healthy lifestyle promotion, sleep hygiene, digital literacy, and anti-bullying initiatives.
Authors
- Yogesh Pehlajani
- Roy A. Daniel
- Syamali Mandal Datta
- B.N. Surya
- Panneerselvam Periasamy
- Monali Datta
Institutions
- University of Burdwan (IN)
- Madurai Medical College (IN)
- Burdwan Medical College & Hospital (IN)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College (IN)
- Chettinad Health City (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1489_25
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00