Fig 1.
Flow chart of systematic review procedure for illustrating search results, selection and inclusion of studies.
*Adapted from PRISMA.
Table 1.
Summary of characteristics of included studies.
Fig 2.
Risk of bias in the included studies (The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal checklist for prevalence studies).
Table 2.
Risk of bias for each individual study assessed by Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist for prevalence studies.
Fig 3.
Common mental disorders prevalence in adolescents in studies with cut-off point 3 or more symptoms (A) and cut-off point 4 or more symptoms (B).
Table 3.
Prevalence of common mental disorders, by subgroups, in adolescents.
Fig 4.
Funnel graph on the prevalence of common mental disorders in adolescents in studies with cut-off point 3 or more symptoms (A) and cut-off point 4 or more symptoms (B). Egger´s test: p<0.001.