The specific features of adolescent depression - from developmental reaction to clinical syndrome

Iniewicz, Grzegorz

doi:10.2478/v10059-008-0019-2

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“…In the studies conducted in Poland one can infer that depression occurs in 20% and even 65% of adolescents, and 25% of them require treatment (Dymowska & Nowicka-Sauer, 2015;Modrzejewska & Bomba, 2010). It is emphasized that depression in adolescence may be treated as a specific reaction associated with the development but also as a nosologic unit, and this differentiation conditions the therapy (Iniewicz, 2008). With regards to the results obtained by us, the statistics explain why adolescents with Marfan syndrome experience internalizing symptoms to a similar extent as their healthy peers.…”

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Internalizing and externalizing behaviors in chronically ill adolescents in the context of family system functioning

Trawicka¹,

Lewandowska-Walter²,

Bogdanowicz³

et al. 2019

Health Psychology Report

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health psychology report • volume 7(3), 9 original article background Diagnosis of chronic illness, which constitutes a lifethreatening situation such as in Marfan syndrome or disease with periods of remission and severity such as in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), leads to problems with the functioning of the adolescent and the whole family system. Therefore the aim of the study was to determine the differences in severity of internalizing and externalizing problems and in the perception of the family system between adolescents with Marfan syndrome, with JIA, and without chronic disease, as well as to determine whether characteristics of the family system are associated with externalizing and internalizing behaviors in those groups. participants and procedure The study involved three groups of adolescents: 1) with Marfan syndrome (n = 25), 2) with JIA (n = 29), and 3) without chronic illness (n = 20). We used the adolescent version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Youth Self-Report (YSR) and the Family Assessment Scale. results Our results indicated that adolescents with Marfan syndrome have similar scores compared to adolescents without illness on all subscales concerning both internalizing and externalizing behaviors, as well as the family system's characteristics. Compared to adolescents with JIA, adolescents with Marfan syndrome had lower scores on externalization symptoms and Attention Problems and they also perceive their families as less balanced. Additionally, in the perception of adolescents with Marfan syndrome and with JIA the weaker the family bond, the stronger the intensity of externalizing behaviors. conclusions Although in the light of our novel research, adolescents with Marfan syndrome do not present behavioral problems different from healthy peers, it is worth continuing such research in order to verify the results. Adolescents with JIA present more externalizing behaviors than peers without chronic illness, which is consistent with some previous research. Research on families of an adolescent child with Marfan and JIA are quite novel and they should be continued.

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Internalizing and externalizing behaviors in chronically ill adolescents in the context of family system functioning

Trawicka¹,

Lewandowska-Walter²,

Bogdanowicz³

et al. 2019

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Depression symptoms of primary school students from the fourth and seventh grades

Lewicka-Zelent

Pytka

Huczuk-Kapluk

et al. 2023

Studia Z Teorii Wychowania

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The adolescent period is indicated as one of the risk factors responsible for depression symptoms. In Poland the attention has been drawn to this problem relatively rarely as it was hitherto stereotypically perceived as the disease of the elderly. However, school psychologists and counselors more and more frequently suggest that their students exhibit different symptoms characteristic of, among others, youth depression. Thus, authors objective consisted in conducting a pilot study in order to check if there are any reasons for distress as to the psychophysical state of primary school students. The study was carried out in the group of one hundred and forty (140) students from the fourth and seventh grades where the biggest teaching changes occurred and one hundred and forty (140) parents and class teachers. Childrens Depression Inventory (CDI) by Maria Kovacs was employed in research. Based on the obtained research results one may put forward the thesis that there is a necessity to conduct in-depth diagnostic studies oriented towards revealing childrens and school youths depression symptoms.

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The specific features of adolescent depression - from developmental reaction to clinical syndrome

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Internalizing and externalizing behaviors in chronically ill adolescents in the context of family system functioning

Internalizing and externalizing behaviors in chronically ill adolescents in the context of family system functioning

Depression symptoms of primary school students from the fourth and seventh grades

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