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. 2009 Sep;195(3):264-5.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.054239.

Minor depression during adolescence and mental health outcomes during adulthood

Jeffrey G Johnson  1 , Patricia Cohen, Stephanie Kasen
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Minor depression during adolescence and mental health outcomes during adulthood

Jeffrey G Johnson et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Data from a community-based prospective longitudinal study were used to investigate the association of minor depressive disorder during adolescence with adverse mental health outcomes during adulthood. Structured diagnostic interviews were administered to a community-based sample of 755 individuals during adolescence and adulthood. Results indicated that minor depressive disorder during adolescence was associated with elevated risk for subsequent psychiatric disorders during adulthood, including major depressive disorder, >or= 1 disruptive disorders and clinically relevant impairment after corresponding and co-occurring disorders were controlled statistically.

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