Risk factors for depressive symptoms in late adolescence: A longitudinal community study

Citation
Ak. Frost et al., Risk factors for depressive symptoms in late adolescence: A longitudinal community study, AM J ORTHOP, 69(3), 1999, pp. 370-381
Citations number
72
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
00029432 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
370 - 381
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(199907)69:3<370:RFFDSI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
In a longitudinal study, following a community sample (N = 386) from age 5, early risk factors for depressive symptomatology at age 18 were examined s eparately for females and males. For females, predictors included low birth weight and death of a parent; for males, they included emotional dependency and internalizing behavior problems. Depressive symptomatology at age 15 e merged as an important risk factor for both genders. Clinical implications are discussed and areas for further research are proposed.