title: Depression in adolescents with chronic medical illness.
abstract: Chronic illness can lead to anxiety and depression in both parents and their adolescents. The identification of predictor variables would greatly assist pediatricians and parents in identifying children at risk for prolonged depression. Findings indicate that age and gender of the adolescent and duration of illness did not affect the depression score, but type of illness affected the score significantly. This article illustrates the fact that pediatricians can use the Beck Depression Inventory to identify depression and guide parents and adolescents to adequate medical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Mathikere, Bangalore, India. docrao2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Chandrika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Somashekar Ankanahalli
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ramu
authors.forename: Parampalli Padmanabha
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Maiya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors