Essau C A, Petermann F
Zentrum für Rehabilitationsforschung, Universität Bremen.
MMW Fortschr Med. 2000 May 4;142(18):40-2.
Numerous recent epidemiological studies indicate that depressive disorders in children and adolescents are quite common. Roughly 15% of adolescents admit to having suffered from such a disorder at some time or other. Depressive disorders increase with age with a preponderance of girls over boys. Risk factors that have been found to be associated with depressive disorders include parental psychopathology, familial dysfunction, and negative life events. Depression frequently occurs together with other disorders, and shows a tendency to become chronic. Finally the article discusses the implications of the latest findings for preventive and interventional strategies.
近期大量的流行病学研究表明，儿童和青少年中的抑郁症相当普遍。大约15%的青少年承认曾在某个时候患过此类疾病。抑郁症的发病率随年龄增长而上升，女孩比男孩更为多见。已发现与抑郁症相关的风险因素包括父母的精神病理学问题、家庭功能失调以及负面生活事件。抑郁症常与其他疾病并发，且有慢性化的倾向。最后，本文讨论了这些最新研究结果对预防和干预策略的启示。
