“…Also, the symptom profile of the depressives is influenced by age or, perhaps, by other developmental features (Goodyer & Cooper, 1993). However, the principal studies have been of depressive symptomatology (Kandel & Davies, 1982;Schoenbach et al, 1983;Ostrov et al, 1989;R_ierdan & Koff, 1991;Larsson & Melin, 1992) or of prevalence of depression (Kashani et al, 1983;Anderson et al, 1987;Deykin et al, 1987;Fleming et al, 1989;Bailly et al, 1992). As outlined by Watt (1992), the need for longitudinal investigations to provide information on the risk factor of the disorder and in particular the developmental processes that contribute to risk, has prompted some follow-up studies in general populations (McGee & Williams, 1988;Fleming et al, 1993;Lewinsohn et al, 1993).…”