Title of article :
Depressive symptoms during adolescence: comparison
between epidemiological and high risk sampling
Author/Authors :
Michelle C. St Clair، نويسنده , , Ian M. Goodyer، نويسنده , ,
Valerie Dunn، نويسنده , , Joe Herbert، نويسنده , , Peter B. Jones، نويسنده , ,
Tim Croudace، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Abstract :
Purpose Both epidemiological (unselected) and high risk
(screening on known risk criteria) samplings have been
used to investigate the course of affective disorders.
Selecting individuals on multiple risk criteria may create a
sample not comparable to individuals with similar risk
criteria within the general population. This study compared
depressive symptoms across the two sampling methods to
test this possibility.
Methods The high risk Cambridge Hormones and Moods
Project (CHAMP) screened and recruited adolescents aged
12 to 16. A total of 905 (710 high risk) individuals participated
and were reassessed at three follow-ups. The
ROOTS epidemiological sample consisted of 1,208
14-year-olds reassessed at 15.5 and 17 years. The risk
profile for CHAMP was recreated in the ROOTS study.
Both samples completed the Moods and Feelings Questionnaire,
a self-report measure of current depressive
symptoms.
Results Comparing individuals with the same high risk
profiles across the CHAMP and ROOTS studies revealed no
significant differences in mean depression scores. Combining
the samples revealed that for females, mean
depression scores were maintained from 12 to 15 years then
declined by 17 years. For males, scores declined from 12
throughout adolescence. High risk status led to consistently
higher levels of depressive symptoms in female adolescents
but result in little change within male adolescents.
Conclusions The high risk design recruited adolescents
with a depression symptoms profile comparable to the
general population for both sexes. High risk status may
alter the trajectory of depressive symptoms in female
adolescents only. Males may be less sensitive to recent
adversity
Keywords :
High risk Epidemiological Depressivesymptoms Trajectories
Journal title :
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (SPPE)
Journal title :
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (SPPE)