Anxiety-related visits in pediatric primary care settings increased 300% between 2014 and 2023, according to a May 18 study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston University’s School of Public Health and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute in Boston analyzed Massachusetts’ All-Payer Claims Database records from 2014 to 2023, representing 1,848,249 patients ages 1-18. The rate of pediatric primary care visits with any mental health diagnosis increased from 5.9 visits per 100 children in the first quarter of 2014 to 9.7 visits per 100 children in the first quarter of 2023.
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Source: https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/research-analysis/anxiety-related-pediatric-visits-in-primary-care-rise-300-study/