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Adolescent depression: prevalence in Swedish high‐school students
Author(s) -
Olsson G. I.,
Knorring A.L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb07237.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , suicide prevention , psychiatry , injury prevention , population , poison control , psychology , occupational safety and health , medicine , demography , clinical psychology , pediatrics , medical emergency , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
A total population of high‐school students aged 16–17 years in a Swedish town was screened for depression and previous suicide attempts, and 2300 students (413.3%) participated. Those with high depression scores (12.3%) and previous suicide attempts (2.4%), as well as controls matched for gender and education, were interviewed for diagnosis (DICA‐R‐A), and 88.8% participated. The 1‐year prevalence of major depression was 5.8% and the lifetime prevalence was 11.4%, with four girls being represented for every boy. A depression lasting for at least 1 year was the most common type. Dysthymia was found in 2% (two girls for every boy). Short hypomanic episodes were present in 13.2% of those with a lifetime diagnosis of major depression.