Objectives: To determine the incidence of clinically diagnosed depression and anxiety in adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Methods: This was a prospective, longitudinal cohort study between January 1, 2012 and July 1, 2018 conducted in a Children's Hospital Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic. Participants included adolescents 12 to 17 years old at baseline with biopsy-confirmed NAFLD.