Abstract
Mental Health, Educational, and Social Role Outcomes of Adolescents With Depression
Fergusson D M~~Woodward L J
This study used longitudinal data to examine the extent to which young people with depression in mid adolescence (ages 14-16) were at increased risk of adverse psychosocial outcomes in later adolescence & young adulthood. 13% of the cohort developed depression between ages 14 & 16. Young people with depression in adolescence were at significantly increased risk of later major depression, anxiety disorders, nicotine dependence, alcohol abuse or dependence, suicide attempt, educational underachievement, unemployment, & early parenthood. (38 refs)