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Débora Hexsel Gonçalves1, Elizeth Heldt
1EENF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Abstract:
The objective of this research was to conduct a systematic literature review on anxiety disorders in childhood as a psychopathology risk factor in adulthood. SciELO, LILACS, Adolec and PubMed databases were searched for papers published in the last 10 years on this subject. Ten papers fully complied with the inclusion criteria of acceptance. All these papers support the idea that anxiety disorders in children are predictors and can be considered as risk factors for psychopathologies in adulthood. Most studies focused on separation anxiety disorder linked to panic disorder and depression in adulthood. This paper confirms the need of paying close attention to anxiety disorders in children so that early interventions can be conducted to mitigate or even to prevent psychiatric disorders in adulthood.
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