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Self-reported depressive symptoms in inner-city adolescents seeking routine health care. 1994

A Schichor, and B Bernstein, and S King
Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford.

This study examines the self-reported depressive symptoms of inner-city adolescents coming to a health center for routine care. Data were obtained from a confidential screening questionnaire. Of the 966 adolescents responding to questions about depression, 371 (38%) indicated never being down or depressed. Five hundred and seventy three indicated the frequency of their being down or depressed as follows: 446 (78%) infrequent (once a month or less) and 127 (22%) frequent (weekly or more often). Relationships between frequently feeling down or depressed and eight somatic and twelve psychosocial concerns were explored. A relative risk for frequently feeling down or depressed greater than threefold was found for six of these concerns, all psychosocial in nature. These data suggest that one-fifth of the teens coming for routine health care also reported frequent feelings of being down or depressed when specifically asked about such feelings. Identification of such teens may be facilitated by inquiries into specific somatic and psychosocial concerns. Follow-up care is also reviewed. Since adolescents do not routinely seek help for mental health concerns, health providers seeing adolescents for general health care should actively solicit information relating to such concerns.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010342 Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patients' willingness to receive health care. Acceptability of Health Care,Health Care Seeking Behavior,Acceptability of Healthcare,Acceptors of Health Care,Health Care Utilization,Nonacceptors of Health Care,Patient Acceptance of Healthcare,Care Acceptor, Health,Care Acceptors, Health,Care Nonacceptor, Health,Care Nonacceptors, Health,Health Care Acceptability,Health Care Acceptor,Health Care Acceptors,Health Care Nonacceptor,Health Care Nonacceptors,Healthcare Acceptabilities,Healthcare Acceptability,Healthcare Patient Acceptance,Healthcare Patient Acceptances,Utilization, Health Care
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003866 Depressive Disorder An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent. Depression, Endogenous,Depression, Neurotic,Depression, Unipolar,Depressive Syndrome,Melancholia,Neurosis, Depressive,Unipolar Depression,Depressions, Endogenous,Depressions, Neurotic,Depressions, Unipolar,Depressive Disorders,Depressive Neuroses,Depressive Neurosis,Depressive Syndromes,Disorder, Depressive,Disorders, Depressive,Endogenous Depression,Endogenous Depressions,Melancholias,Neuroses, Depressive,Neurotic Depression,Neurotic Depressions,Syndrome, Depressive,Syndromes, Depressive,Unipolar Depressions
D005260 Female Females
D006296 Health Services Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health. Services, Health,Health Service
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000297 Psychology, Adolescent Field of psychology involving the study of normal and abnormal behavior of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses. Adolescent Psychology
D012647 Self-Assessment Appraisal of one's own personal qualities or traits. Self Assessment,Self Assessment (Psychology),Assessment, Self,Self-Criticism,Assessment, Self (Psychology),Assessments, Self,Assessments, Self (Psychology),Self Assessments,Self Assessments (Psychology),Self Criticism,Self-Assessments,Self-Criticisms

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