Prevalence of Depression Among Adolescents in the U.S. From 2009 to 2019: Analysis of Trends by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Income

Major depression is a leading cause of disability and represents a significant health concern for adolescents. Evidence of temporal trends in adolescent depression stratified by sociodemographic characteristics is needed. This study drew on 11 years of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N =...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 496 - 499
Main Author: Daly, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2022
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Child
Depression
Depression - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology
Directing
Disability
Drug abuse
Ethnicity
Female
Females
Gender differences
Girls
Humans
Income
Major depressive disorder
Mental depression
Mood disorders
Polls & surveys
Prevalence
Prevalence trends
Prevention programs
Race
Sociodemographic characteristics
Sociodemographics
Teenagers
Trends
United States > US
Sociodemographic characteristics
Mood disorders
Depression
Major depressive disorder
Prevalence trends
ISSN:1054-139X, 1879-1972, 1879-1972
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Summary:Major depression is a leading cause of disability and represents a significant health concern for adolescents. Evidence of temporal trends in adolescent depression stratified by sociodemographic characteristics is needed. This study drew on 11 years of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 167,783), a nationally representative survey of adolescents aged 12–17 years conducted between 2009 and 2019. The prevalence of past-year major depressive episode (MDE) increased by 7.7 percentage points from 8.1% to 15.8% between 2009 and 2019. MDE increased by 12 percentage points from 11.4% to 23.4% among girls. The gender difference in the prevalence of MDE increased from 6.4% to 14.8% between 2009 and 2019. Black participants experienced a comparatively small increase in depression (4.1%). Since 2009 there has been a sharp and sustained increase in depression among adolescent girls in the U.S. This concerning trend highlights the critical importance of directing prevention and intervention efforts toward this group.
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ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.08.026