Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Adolescence |
Editors | Wendy Troop-Gordon, Enrique W Neblett, Jr |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Pages | 187-205 |
Edition | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323958202 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780323960236 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2024 |
Abstract
This article reviews what is known regarding depression and depressive disorders during adolescence. Descriptions of adolescent depression, as well as details regarding its prevalence and course are presented. Etiological factors contributing to the onset and maintenance of depression are reviewed, with attention to the ways in which risk factors at multiple ecological levels (e.g., political, family, individual) associate with youth depression. Finally, what is known regarding the prevention and treatment of adolescent depression is discussed, and limitations to the existing literature are highlighted. Throughout, directions for future research are suggested.
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Adolescent depression
- Adolescent development
- Depression
- Depression assessment
- Depression etiology
- Depression prevention
- Depression treatment
- Depressive disorders
- Developmental psychopathology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology