The prevalence of depression in high school students.
Adolescence
; 25(100): 905-12, 1990.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2275445
ABSTRACT
In response to the need expressed in the literature on adolescent depression, recent studies have examined the incidence of affective disorders. However, there continues to be a paucity of research on the prevalence of depressive symptomatology in nonpatient adolescents. The Canadian literature is especially lacking in this area. The present study examined the prevalence of depression in a sample of 366 Canadian high school students. Consistent with similar research in the United Kingdom and the United States, 31.4% of the sample were midly to clinically depressed as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory. Significant sex differences were found; these are discussed in the context of age and level of depression. The need for further research on adolescent depression is emphasized.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes
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Trastorno Depresivo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
1990
Tipo del documento:
Article