Healio (8/26, VanDewater) reports, “Suicidal ideation in early adolescence predicted other symptoms of depression, while depressive symptoms in middle adolescence predicted suicidal ideation,” investigators concluded after assessing the “de-identified data of 4,208 adolescents (90% Hispanic; 56% girls) aged 11 to 17 years with previous depression diagnoses available in urban pediatric primary care records from 2015 to 2017.” For study purposes, “participants aged 11 to 13 years were categorized as early adolescents, and those aged 14 to 16 years were considered middle adolescents.” The findings were published online ahead of print in the October issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
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— “Suicidal thoughts predict depression symptoms more in early adolescence “Kalie VanDewater, Healio, August 26, 2021