Research view

Title: A community study of depression in adolescent girls: prevalence and its relation to age
Author: Shaaban KM, Baashar TA
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a two-stage epidemiological survey in order to measure the prevalence rate of major depressive disorder in girls 12-19 years of age and to relate it to age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) questionnaire
Journal: Med Princ Pract. 2003 Oct-Dec;12(4):256-9