ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2015
Major depression in the national comorbidity survey-adolescent supplement: prevalence, correlates, and treatment.
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 541 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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541 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Parents' experiences of their adolescent child's depression: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal exercise modality and dose to improve depression in children and adolescents: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Association of Placebo Response with Effect Size in Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trials of Antidepressants in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical drug investigation · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescent depression: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Neuroimaging studies of acupuncture for depressive disorder: a systematic review of published papers from 2014 to 2024.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Online and Remote Interventions for Mental Health in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of non-invasive brain stimulation in combination with antidepressants in adolescents with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of Reframe-IT + to prevent suicidal ideation and other mental health outcomes among adolescents in Chile: 3-month, 6-month and 10-month follow-up.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- Effects of virtual reality eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for adolescents with major depressive disorder: a functional Near-Infrared spectroscopy study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Vortioxetine in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder: 6-month and 18-month open-label, flexible-dose, long-term extension studies.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of an online mindfulness program for adolescents at risk for internalizing problems.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- A Multisite, 6-Month, Open-Label Study of Maintenance Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adolescents with Treatment-Resistant Depression.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2025Trial
- Therapeutic effects of short-term trauma stabilization techniques combined with escitalopram in treating adolescent major depressive disorder: a pilot randomised controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Exploring reciprocal links between early adolescent coping and internalizing symptoms.Journal of adolescence · 2025Trial
- Cognitive behavioral program for the prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents: isolating the effects of dose.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Trial
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- Engagement, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of the Self-Care and Coach-Supported Versions of the Vira Digital Behavior Change Platform Among Young Adults at Risk for Depression and Obesity: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024Trial
- The relationship between serum resolvin D1, NLRP3, cytokine levels, and adolescents with first-episode medication-naïve major depressive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Association of major depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with thyroid cancer: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomized study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- The effect of universal school-based mindfulness on anhedonia and emotional distress and its underlying mechanisms: A cluster randomised controlled trial via experience sampling in secondary schools.Behaviour research and therapy · 2023Trial
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Abstract
objectiveTo present the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV major depressive disorder (MDD) and severe MDD; to examine sociodemographic correlates and comorbidity; and to describe impairment and service use.
methodData are from the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), a nationally representative survey of 10,123 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years that assesses DSM-IV disorders using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) Version 3.0. One parent or surrogate of each participating adolescent was also asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire.
resultsLifetime and 12-month prevalence of MDD were 11.0% and 7.5%, respectively. The corresponding rates of severe MDD were 3.0% and 2.3%. The prevalence of MDD increased significantly across adolescence, with markedly greater increases among females than among males. Most cases of MDD were associated with psychiatric comorbidity and severe role impairment, and a substantial minority reported suicidality. The prevalence of severe MDD was about one-fourth of that of all MDD cases; estimates of impairment and clinical correlates were of 2- to 5-fold greater magnitude for severe versus mild/moderate depression, with markedly higher rates for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Treatment in any form was received by the majority of adolescents with 12-month DSM-IV MDD (60.4%), but only a minority received treatment that was disorder-specific or from the mental health sector.
conclusionFindings underscore the important public health significance of depression among US adolescents and the urgent need to improve screening and treatment access in this population.
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