All Children 8 and Older Should Be Screened for Anxiety, U.S. Task Force Says [nytimes.com]

Natalie Audage 4/20/222:02 PM

By Christian Caron, Photo: Cheriss May/The New York Times, The New York Times, April 12, 2022

The worsening state of mental health among children has prompted an influential group of experts to recommend for the first time screening all children ages 8 to 18 for anxiety, one of the most common mental health disorders of childhood.

A draft of the new guidelines, which is open to public comment, will most likely be finalized later this year. It was issued on Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of volunteer experts appointed by a federal government agency to make recommendations to health care providers about clinical preventive care.

The task force, created in 1984 by Congress, has no regulatory authority; however, their recommendations carry weight among clinicians.

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