Gender Differences in the Trends and Correlates of Major Depressive Episodes among Juvenile Offenders in the United States

Although it is well-established that juvenile offenders are at an elevated risk for depression and that, within this group, females have the highest risk, little is known regarding the trends in the prevalence of depression among juvenile offenders in the United States. In the present study, we systematically examine secular trends in major depressive episodes (MDE) and their correlates among male and female juvenile offenders and non-offenders in the United States.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - September 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katherine J. Holzer, Sehun Oh, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Michael G. Vaughn, Jacqueline Landess Source Type: research