Psychiatric disorders in a community sample of adolescents [published erratum appears in Am J Psychiatry 1987 Aug;144(8):1114]

Abstract

The prevalence of psychiatric disorders diagnosed according to DSM-III in adolescents in the general population is not known. The authors address this issue in a community sample of 150 adolescents 14-16 years of age. Structured interviews as well as other instruments were used to collect data. Twenty-eight (18.7%) of the 150 adolescents were identified as having a psychiatric disorder. These 28 adolescents viewed their parents as less caring, had lower self-esteem, and resolved their conflicts through verbal aggression and physical violence more often than did the adolescents who did not have a psychiatric disorder. The authors make recommendations regarding the use of structured interviews in future research.

The use of cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents

“…Prevalence rates for depression increase with age and rates dramatically increase through late adolescence 16,17. Among preschool children in the general population, depressive disorders are relatively uncommon and most typically associated with significant abuse or neglect 18.…”