Comorbidity of Depression in Children and Adolescents

Anderson, Jessie; McGee, Rob

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-1510-8_25

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“…Recently there has been growing interest in the theoretical and clinical significance of subthreshold depression (the presence of clinically significant depressive symptoms, but below the required number to warrant a proper diagnosis of MDD). Consistent with the literature in adults, adolescents with subthreshold depression are at elevated risk of developing MDD, substance use and anxiety disorders (Georgiades et al 2006;Anderson and Mc Gee 1994).…”

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Depressive Symptomatology in High School Students: The Role of Age, Gender and Academic Pressure

Lazaratou

Dikeos

Anagnostopoulos

et al. 2010

Community Ment Health J

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To clarify the prevalence of depressive symptomatology in high school students in Athens and to evaluate risk factors for depressive symptomatology the CES-D scale was administered to 713 students (age 15-18). Demographic, school performance and extracurricular activities data were collected. A high prevalence (26.2%) of depressive symptomatology (CES-D cut-off score >28) was found. Regression analysis showed depressive symptomatology to be associated to gender (girls had higher scores than boys), school record (students with a better record had lower scores) and the interaction of gender and grade (males were found to have higher depressive symptomatology scores as they grew older).

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confidence: 54%

Depressive Symptomatology in High School Students: The Role of Age, Gender and Academic Pressure

Lazaratou

Dikeos

Anagnostopoulos

et al. 2010

Community Ment Health J

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“…These data have mostly covered differences between DY and MDD, and imply that DY is less often correlated with other nonaffective disorders than MDD [Alonso et al, 2004;Anderson and McGee, 1994]. To the best of our knowledge, similar comparisons including most depressive disorder groups within a single study population have not been conducted in adolescents.…”

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confidence: 92%

Differences in the clinical characteristics of adolescent depressive disorders

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Our objective was to analyze differences in clinical characteristics and comorbidity between different types of adolescent depressive disorders. A sample of 218 consecutive adolescent (ages 13-19 years) psychiatric outpatients with depressive disorders was interviewed for DSM-IV Axis I and Axis II diagnoses. We obtained data by interviewing the adolescents themselves and collecting additional background information from the clinical records. Lifetime age of onset for depression, current episode duration, frequency of suicidal behavior, psychosocial impairment, and the number of current comorbid psychiatric disorders varied between adolescent depressive disorder categories. The type of co-occurring disorder was mainly consistent across depressive disorders. Minor depression and dysthymia (DY) presented as milder depressions, whereas bipolar depression (BPD) and double depression [DD; i.e., DY with superimposed major depressive disorder (MDD)] appeared as especially severe conditions. Only earlier lifetime onset distinguished recurrent MDD from first-episode MDD, and newly emergent MDD appeared to be as impairing as recurrent MDD. Adolescent depressive disorder categories differ in many clinically relevant aspects, with most differences reflecting a continuum of depression severity. Identification of bipolarity and the subgroup with DD seems especially warranted. First episode MDD should be considered as severe a disorder as recurring MDD.

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“…Estimates of one-year prevalence in children range from 0.4-2.5%. In adolescents it is considerably higher (in some studies, as high as 8.3%) (Anderson and McGee 1994). For purposes of comparison, one-year prevalence in adults is about 5.3% (Murphy et al 1988;Rorsman et al 1990).…”

Section: Depression Symptoms and Syndromes In Children And Adolescentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and syndromes in Kenyan children and adolescents

Ndetei

Khasakhala

Nyabola

et al. 2008

Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health

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Comorbidity of Depression in Children and Adolescents

Cited by 42 publications

References 65 publications

Depressive Symptomatology in High School Students: The Role of Age, Gender and Academic Pressure

Depressive Symptomatology in High School Students: The Role of Age, Gender and Academic Pressure

Differences in the clinical characteristics of adolescent depressive disorders

The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and syndromes in Kenyan children and adolescents

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