Social relationships can influence the well-being of depressed individuals, both positively
and negatively. However, processes underlying these diverse effects are not clear. Drawing …

Youth depression is, in many ways, a disorder that occurs within an interpersonal context.
Depressed youth experience significant disruptions in many aspects of their relationships …

The authors examined whether adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) was
associated with difficulties in young adult functioning and whether differences would remain …

Purpose: To determine:(a) what demographic and psychosocial factors are associated with
elevated levels of depressive symptoms in adolescence;(b) whether girls and boys show …

Major Depressive Disorders affect between 2% and 5% of adolescents at any one point in
time. Depression in adolescence is associated with serious psychosocial deficits and has …

Background. The experiences of peer‐victimization and bullying are often treated
empirically as though they are conceptually indistinct. Both involve repeated aggression, but …

Obiective: Most research examining age as a risk factor for depression has been based on
'cross-sectional data. To investigate the effect of aging on rates of depression prospectively …

Background Long‐term physical conditions affect 10% to 12% of children and adolescents
worldwide; these individuals are at greater risk of developing psychological problems …

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in the United States, with more than
16% of the US population reporting a major depressive episode (MDD) during their lifetime …

Background. In previous studies of subthreshold conditions, co-morbidity has been largely
ignored. The purpose was to examine rates of co-morbidity among subthreshold disorders …