Open AccessPreliminary Evidence for Anhedonia as a Marker of Sexual Trauma in Female Adolescents
Author(s) -
Ayse Irem Sonmez,
Charles P. Lewis,
Arjun P. Athreya,
Julia Shekunov,
Paul E. Croarkin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-318X
DOI - 10.2147/ahmt.s300150
Subject(s) - anhedonia , clinical psychology , major depressive disorder , psychology , sexual abuse , medicine , psychiatry , poison control , injury prevention , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , environmental health , mood
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common condition with heterogeneous presentations that often include predominant anhedonia. Previous studies have revealed that childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for the development of MDD; however, the clinical implications of this finding are not fully understood.