The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 195: 264-265. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.054239
© 2009 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Minor depression during adolescence and mental health outcomes during adulthood

Jeffrey G. Johnson, PhD, Patricia Cohen, PhD and Stephanie Kasen, PhD

Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA

Correspondence: Jeffrey G. Johnson, PhD, Unit 60, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA. Email: jjohnso{at}pi.cpmc.columbia.edu

Declaration of interest

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Data from a community-based prospective longitudinal study were used to investigate the association of minor depressive disorder during adolescence with adverse mental health outcomes during adulthood. Structured diagnostic interviews were administered to a community-based sample of 755 individuals during adolescence and adulthood. Results indicated that minor depressive disorder during adolescence was associated with elevated risk for subsequent psychiatric disorders during adulthood, including major depressive disorder, ≥1 disruptive disorders and clinically relevant impairment after corresponding and co-occurring disorders were controlled statistically.