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Expression of Depressive Symptoms in a Nonclinical Brazilian Adolescent Sample

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Autor(es):
Gorenstein, Clarice [1, 2] ; Andrade, Laura [2, 3] ; Zanolo, Elaine [4] ; Artes, Rinaldo [5]
Número total de Autores: 4
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Pharmacol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Clin Hosp, Sch Med, Lim 23, Lab Psychopharmacol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Clin Hosp, Sch Med, Inst Psychiat, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Psychol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Ibmec, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 5
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE; v. 50, n. 3, p. 129-136, MAR 2005.
Citações Web of Science: 20
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Objective: This study aimed to detect the prevalence of depressive symptomatology and its expression in a nonclinical Brazilian adolescent student sample. Method: A sample of students from private and public schools (n = 1555, aged 13 to 17 years) answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). We performed factor analysis of the BDI as an indicator of the expression of depressive symptomatology. The following cut-off scores defined nonclinical subgroups: ``nondepressed,{''} BDI < 15; ``dysphoria,{''} BDI 16 to 20; and `` depressed,{''} BDI > 20. We used discriminant analysis to test whether these subgroups could be separated by the depression-specific and nonspecific items. Results: The point prevalence of depression was 7.6%, according to the BDI cut-off of 20. Girls had higher scores than boys in several items. Scores increased with age. Students from public schools had higher scores than did private school students. Factor analysis showed 2 common factors for the total sample and for each sex: the cognitive affective dimension and the somatic nonspecific dimension. In the adolescents showing clinical depression, items related to self-depreciation, sense of failure, guilty feelings, self-dislike, suicidal wishes, and distortion of body image were common components of BDI factors. Discriminant analysis showed that the BDI highly discriminates depressive symptomatology in adolescent students and also measures specific aspects of depression. Conclusions: The BDI is useful as a measure of specific aspects of depression in nonclinical adolescent samples; it was able to detect depression in approximately 7% of the surveyed population. The expression of depressive symptoms in a Brazilian adolescent population is compatible with international studies in this age group. Detecting depressive symptoms in a school population is a critical preventive strategy; to avoid damage to the learning process, it should be followed with further referral to treatment when needed. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 98/06857-9 - Escores do inventario de depressao de beck em amostras de adolescentes.
Beneficiário:Elaine de Souza Zanolo Manara
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica
Processo FAPESP: 99/10611-8 - Modelos de regressão e aplicações
Beneficiário:Heleno Bolfarine
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático