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SynthesisJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2021

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: The Association Between Child and Adolescent Depression and Later Educational Attainment.

Alice Wickersham, Holly V R Sugg, Sophie Epstein, Robert Stewart, Tamsin Ford, Johnny Downs

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Synthesis in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alice WickershamInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: alice.wickersham@kcl.ac.uk.
Holly V R SuggUniversity of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Sophie EpsteinInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Robert StewartInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Tamsin FordUniversity of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Johnny DownsInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Funding

Department of Health CS-2018-18-ST2-014Medical Research Council G108/625Medical Research Council MR/L017105/1Medical Research Council MR/T001437/1Medical Research Council MR/T045302/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe association between depression and educational attainment in young people is unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the longitudinal association between depression and subsequent attainment, and its potential effect modifiers and mediators.

methodWe searched Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, ERIC, and the British Education Index from inception to October 23, 2019, conducted citation searching, and contacted authors for articles. Eligible studies reported on the longitudinal association between depression in children and adolescents 4 to 18 years of age and later educational attainment. Two reviewers independently conducted screening, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment. Correlation coefficients were pooled in meta-analysis, and effect modifiers were explored using meta-regression and stratification. Other evidence on confounders, modifiers, and mediators was narratively synthesized. The PROSPERO record for the study is CRD42019123068.

resultsA total of 31 studies were included, of which 22 were pooled in meta-analysis. There was a small but statistically significant association between depression and lower subsequent attainment (pooled Fisher z = -0.19, 95% CI = -0.22 to -0.16, I

conclusionDepression was associated with lower educational attainment, but further research is needed to establish mechanisms. Nonetheless, there is a clear need for mental health and educational support among children and adolescents with depression.

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Academic SuccessDepressionAdolescentChildEducational StatusFamilyHumansMental Healthdepressioneducational statusmeta-analysis

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PMID33130250
PMCPMC7779367

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