Socioeconomic implications of underdiagnosing teenagers' depression.
The aim of our research was to demonstrate once again that teenagers' depression still remains way too much underdiagnosed, the last one having important socioeconomic implications. Thus it is absolutely necessary to implement depression screening in psychiatric clinics.


METHODS
The study was carried out in 2 stages, I; a group of 1126 in-patients from "Sf. Maria" Hospital, and II the analysis of the socioeconomic implications of teenagers' depression.


RESULTS
Only 19, 11% of the depressive patients had a previous depression diagnosis, the rest of 80, 89% were new cases, recently diagnosed; the depressive teenagers are more exposed to drugs and alcohol abuse, to antisocial behavior, and to poorer results in school.


CONCLUSIONS
Screening depression implementation would reduce very much the risk of teenagers' depression underdiagnosing.
Burlea
Anamaria
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Gr.T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iaşi School of Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry.
Chiriţă
V
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Săcuiu
Irina
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Chiriţă
Roxana
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires