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Peer reviewedEssau, Cecilia A.; Conradt, Judith; Petermann, Franz – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2000
Estimated the frequency, comorbidity, and psychosocial impairment of depressive disorders from survey of 1,035 German 12- to 17-year-olds. Found that 17.9 percent met the lifetime criteria for depressive disorders, according to DSM-IV criteria; criteria were higher in females than in males. Rates for all disorders increased with age, with…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
