Teenagers’ mental health problems predict probable mental diagnosis 3 years later among girls, but what about the boys?

Table 1 The profile of the DAWBA-based diagnoses at 18 years of age

	Frequencies (n)	Frequencies (%)	Girls (%)	Boys (%)
Depression	17	31	82	18
Social anxiety	10	19	80	20
Panic disorders	10	19	80	20
Eating disorders	9	17	100	0
Conduct disorders	6	11	50	50
PTSD	6	11	67	33
Agoraphobia	5	9	100	0
OCD	4	7	100	0
GAD	4	7	100	0

^aThe total number of diagnoses is higher than the number of adolescents with diagnoses since 34 persons were labeled with one diagnosis, 9 with two diagnoses, and 11 with more than three diagnoses

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