Studying the emergence of depression and depressive symptoms during adolescence

Journal of Youth and AdolescencePublished 1 April 1991

Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn, Anne C. Petersen

DOI10.1007/bf01537603

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The biological, social, and cognitive factors contributing to the emergence of depression in adolescence are highlighted in this special issue on the emergence and maintenance of depression and depressive symptoms.

Abstract

The special issue on the emergence and maintenance of depression and depressive symptoms is introduced. The special issue considers two typically separate lines of research, one focusing on severe clinical depression and another on depressive symptoms. The biological, social, and cognitive factors contributing to the emergence of depression in adolescence are highlighted in this special issue.

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