Psychiatric News (8/5) reports, “Children or teenagers with depression are more likely to have higher rates of anxiety and worse social functioning as adults than those without a history of depression,” researchers concluded in a study that interviewed “a total of 1,420 participants…up to eight times between the ages nine and 16 to assess for depressive disorders, associated psychiatric comorbidities, and childhood adversities (including low socioeconomic status, family dysfunction, abuse and neglect, and peer victimization) using the structured Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment.” Participants “were interviewed again at ages 19, 21, 25, and 30 using the structured Young Adult Psychiatric Assessment Interview for psychiatric outcomes and functional outcomes.” The findings were published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Adult Anxiety and Poorer Function Linked to Childhood Depression But Can Be Prevented, Psychiatric News, August 5, 2020