title: Correlates of depressive disorders in the Quebec general population 6 to 14 years of age.
abstract: There are relatively few community-based epidemiological studies in which correlates of depressive disorders were identified through multivariate analyses in children and adolescents aged 6--14 years. Moreover, several family characteristics (e.g., parent-child relationship) have never been explored in this regard. The purpose of this study was twofold. Using data from the Quebec Child Mental Health Survey, it sought: (1) to identify psychosocial correlates associated with depressive disorder in two age-groups (6--11 and 12-14 years) according to informant (child/adolescent, parent); and (2) to interpret the relative importance of correlates by ranking variables according to strength and consistency of association across age-groups. Logistic regression models show correlates to be inconsistent across informants. The ranking of correlates indicates a major contribution of only-child status/ordinal position, parent's major depressive disorder, stressful family events, and parent-child relationship, thereby supporting the hypothesis of the relevance of family context in the development of depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital, Fernand-Seguin Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montreal, 7070 Perras Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. lise.bergeron.hrdp@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Valla
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smolla
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piché
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berthiaume
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: St-Georges
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001722:Birth Order; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents; D003625:Data Collection; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009863:Only Child; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology