Adolescent depression and anxiety disorders are actually two distinct psychiatric disorders, says an expert at Utrecht University.
Dr. William W. Hale III and his colleagues conducted a five-year, longitudinal study of secondary school adolescents.
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Adolescent depression is an ailment that occurs during the teenage characterized by persistent melancholy, disappointment and loss of self-esteem.
Adolescent depression is an ailment that occurs during the teenage characterized by persistent melancholy, disappointment and loss of self-esteem.
They concluded that while adolescent anxiety and depression were strongly related to each another, adolescent depression and anxiety disorder symptoms were in fact best classified as two distinct disorders.
The study has been published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
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