Sex-Specific Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescents in Los Angeles County, 2013 to 2017.

Catherine Gimbrone Samuel E Packard Megan C Finsaas Nadav L Sprague Ahuva Jacobowitz Adam M Leventhal Andrew Graham RundleKatherine M Keyes

Published in: JAACAP open (2023)

In a diverse cohort of students in Los Angeles County, depressive symptom trajectories were comparable to prior time periods but with a higher proportion of students in trajectories characterized by probable depression. Trajectories differed by sex, suggesting that future research should consider differential severity and onset of depression between boys and girls.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
high school
stress induced
patient reported