Depression is an incapacitating psychiatric disorder with increased risk through
adolescence. Among other factors, children with family history of depression have …

Adolescence is a pivotal period of development marked by significant physiological and
psychological changes, making youth particularly susceptible to mental health challenges …

Extensive research suggests a role for the innate immune system in the pathogenesis of
depression, but most of the studies are conducted in adult populations, in high-income …

Background Subthreshold depression is a highly prevalent mood disorder in young adults.
Mind–body exercises, such as Tai Chi, have been adopted as interventions for clinical …

Introduction While research into adolescent mental health has developed a considerable
understanding of environmental and psychosocial risk factors, equivalent biological …

While the role of biological markers in understanding major depressive disorder (MDD) in
adults have been studied extensively, less has been done to identify the biomarkers of MDD …

Studies in adults have identified potential biomarkers for therapeutic response in
depression; however, less is known in the context of depression in young people …

In the last decade a wealth of compelling evidence has established a link between
inflammatory processes and the development of psychiatric disorders. Despite this …

Child and adolescent psychiatry has been based on numerous fields of research and
theories, including neuroscience, physiology, psychology (developmental, psychodynamic …

Objective To investigate the gender-specific associations between exposure to urbanization
and psychological stress in China experiencing rapid urbanization. Methods Data were …