Long-term benefits of cognitive–behavioural prevention for adolescents at risk of depression but not if parents are depressed at the onset of the programme -- Stallard -- Evidence-Based Mental Health
Adolescent depression has an adverse effect on school, social and family functioning, and increases the risk of suicide and substance misuse in young adulthood.1 Parental depression is an important risk factor for the development of adolescent depression.2 Children of parents with depression have a twofold to threefold increased risk of developing depressive disorders compared with the offspring of healthy parents.3 Preventive interventions targeting offspring of depressed parents have shown promising short-term effects, although the long-term effects are unknown.4 To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
