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To compare the incidence, recurrence, duration, comorbidity, and suicide attempt patterns of major depressive disorder across four key developmental stages.

October 17, 2012Clinical Psychological ScienceOpen Access

Key Characteristics of Major Depressive Disorder Occurring in Childhood, Adolescence, Emerging Adulthood, and Adulthood

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PRPaul RohdeOregon Research Institute PLPeter M. LewinsohnWesleyan University DKDaniel N. KleinNorthern Illinois University

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Cohort study reveals shifting depression incidence and suicide risk across age stages, highlighting peak vulnerability in emerging adulthood and adolescence.

Key Points

To compare the incidence, recurrence, duration, comorbidity, and suicide attempt patterns of major depressive disorder across four key developmental stages.
Longitudinal cohort analysis of 816 participants (56% female, 89% White) from the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project.
Evaluated psychiatric outcomes across four developmental periods: Childhood (ages 5–12.9), Adolescence (ages 13–17.9), Emerging Adulthood (ages 18–23.9), and Adulthood (ages 24–30).
Cumulative MDD incidence reached 51%, with first-onset incidence lowest in childhood and higher in emerging adulthood than adulthood.
Childhood depressive episodes exhibited greater duration than later periods, while recurrence rates were lower in childhood and comparable across subsequent periods.
Female sex predicted first incident MDD across all four developmental periods, while suicide attempt rates were significantly higher in adolescence than in emerging adulthood or adulthood.

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Rohde et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10ef3669716c70d0488f1a https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702612457599

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October 17, 2012Clinical Psychological ScienceOpen Access

Key Characteristics of Major Depressive Disorder Occurring in Childhood, Adolescence, Emerging Adulthood, and Adulthood

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Authors

PRPaul RohdeOregon Research Institute PLPeter M. LewinsohnWesleyan University DKDaniel N. KleinNorthern Illinois University

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Implication

Cohort study reveals shifting depression incidence and suicide risk across age stages, highlighting peak vulnerability in emerging adulthood and adolescence.

Key Points

To compare the incidence, recurrence, duration, comorbidity, and suicide attempt patterns of major depressive disorder across four key developmental stages.
Longitudinal cohort analysis of 816 participants (56% female, 89% White) from the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project.
Evaluated psychiatric outcomes across four developmental periods: Childhood (ages 5–12.9), Adolescence (ages 13–17.9), Emerging Adulthood (ages 18–23.9), and Adulthood (ages 24–30).
Cumulative MDD incidence reached 51%, with first-onset incidence lowest in childhood and higher in emerging adulthood than adulthood.
Childhood depressive episodes exhibited greater duration than later periods, while recurrence rates were lower in childhood and comparable across subsequent periods.
Female sex predicted first incident MDD across all four developmental periods, while suicide attempt rates were significantly higher in adolescence than in emerging adulthood or adulthood.

Cite This Study

Rohde et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10ef3669716c70d0488f1a https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702612457599

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