CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Heritability, Personality Disorder, Learned Helplessness

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 2P35
• Professor: Ayda Tekok- Kilic

Document Summary

Merikangas et al (2010) national comorbidity study-adolescent supplement (ncs-a): 10,123 adolescents ages 13-18, face to face interviews. Major depressive disorder: children: 0. 4-2. 5, adolescents: 0. 4-8. 5% Comorbidities anxiety disruptive behavioural disorders eating disorders substance abuse. Of depressed youth have a history of at least one anxiety disorder. 42% of youth with a first diagnosis of an anxiety disorder developed a second diagnosis of mdd by the one year follow-up. In females: higher prevalence, longer episodes, not related to recurrence. May not see the effect of gender in young children. Low ses is a risk factor (not specific for depression) Some main findings: high prevalence rate of depression in youth with different ethnic, african-american, asian-american, latina- american and native- background (us), American: gender x ethnicity, differences in groups. Preservation of ethnic identity and strong social ties. Perceived family and peer support (#1 protective factor in preventing mood disorders) Depression in childhood and adolescent o o o o.