“…Graham-Berman et al, 2006;Herrera & McCloskey, 2001;Nicholson et al, 2018;Postmus et al, 2012), adolescent depression is worthy of scholarly attention. Depression in adolescence may lead to lower academic achievement, negative peer and family relationships (Bhatia & Bhatia, 2007;Birmaher et al, 1996;Fernando et al, 2011), and poorer adulthood well-being (Fergusson et al, 2005;Naicker et al, 2013;Rao et al, 1995). In severe cases, adolescent depression can lead to suicidal ideation and behaviour (Bhatia & Bhatia, 2007).…”