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Depression in Adolescents

Depression in adolescents is a mental health disorder occurring during the developmental period of adolescence, characterized by persistent sadness, irritability, hopelessness, and loss of interest or pleasure, together with disturbances of sleep, appetite, concentration, and self-worth that impair functioning at sc…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 96× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2476-1710 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Depression in adolescents is a mental health disorder occurring during the developmental period of adolescence, characterized by persistent sadness, irritability, hopelessness, and loss of interest or pleasure, together with disturbances of sleep, appetite, concentration, and self-worth that impair functioning at school, at home, and in relationships. Its onset during a critical phase of cognitive, emotional, and social development can have lasting consequences, making early recognition and treatment important. Research in this area examines the cognitive and family-based mechanisms that contribute to depressive symptoms, including dysfunctional attitudes that longitudinally predict depressive, eating-disorder, and aggressive symptoms in young people, and patterns of caregiver-child interaction such as co-rumination that bear on treatment outcomes in rumination-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy. The development of identity and autobiographical memory in adolescence is also linked to vulnerability, with disruptions implicated in depression and aggressiveness. Contextual and social determinants matter as well, including socioeconomic and environmental factors and the availability of social support, while network analyses of core and activating symptoms help characterize the structure of depressive presentations. Together this work points to multifactorial origins spanning cognition, family processes, developmental tasks, and social context. Understanding these contributors supports timely diagnosis and the targeting of psychological and psychosocial interventions to reduce the burden of adolescent depression.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 96 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Depression And Therapy (ISSN 2476-1710).

Journal editorial board
Ladislav Volicer · United States Roberto Maniglio · Italy

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