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Depression with and without Comorbid Substance Dependence in a Child Welfare Sample of Young Adults
Joint Authors
Libby, Anne M.
Anderson, Heather Orton
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression with and without substance dependence and examine the effect of risk factors on subsequent disorders among a cohort of young adults in the US Child Welfare System (CWS).
We used longitudinal data for 834 young adults age 18–21 from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being.
Depressive symptoms and substance use were measured at baseline (age 11–15); diagnoses of depression and substance dependence were identified at the last wave of data collection (age 18–21).
Likelihood of subsequent depression with or without substance dependence was three times higher for those with clinically significant depressive symptoms at baseline.
Frequent use of substances at baseline significantly increased the likelihood of subsequent depression with comorbid substance dependence compared to depression alone.
These results support screening youth in the CWS at younger ages for both depressive symptoms and substance use with the hope that these disorders can be detected earlier.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Anderson, Heather Orton& Libby, Anne M.. 2010. Depression with and without Comorbid Substance Dependence in a Child Welfare Sample of Young Adults. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474510
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Anderson, Heather Orton& Libby, Anne M.. Depression with and without Comorbid Substance Dependence in a Child Welfare Sample of Young Adults. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474510
American Medical Association (AMA)
Anderson, Heather Orton& Libby, Anne M.. Depression with and without Comorbid Substance Dependence in a Child Welfare Sample of Young Adults. Depression Research and Treatment. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474510
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474510