Academic performance, externalizing disorders and depression: 26,000 adolescents followed into adulthood.

Alma Sörberg WallinIlona KoupilJan-Eric GustafssonStanley ZammitPeter AllebeckDaniel Falkstedt

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2019)

The findings suggest that poor academic performance is associated with depression in young adulthood and that the association is partly explained by externalizing disorders. Our results indicate the importance of early detection and management of externalizing disorders among children and adolescents.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
young adults
sleep quality
physical activity
early life
medical students
middle aged