title: Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined associations of asthma and food allergy with symptoms of depression and anxiety at 14 and 21 years of age to determine whether condition-specific associations exist.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data come from 4972 adolescents in the Mater University Study of Pregnancy. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using the Youth Self-Report and Young Adult Self-Report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Condition-specific associations between asthma and depression, OR = 1.37 [1.12, 1.67] and between food allergy and anxiety, OR = 1.26 [1.04, 1.76] were found during adolescence, but not in young adulthood. Whereas asthma was associated with resolved depression, OR = 1.70 [1.13, 2.55], food allergy was associated with persistent anxiety, OR = 1.26 [1.01, 1.59].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In adolescents, asthma is associated with an increased risk of clinically relevant symptoms of depression and food allergy with an increased risk of clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety. Future research is needed to clarify directionality and mechanisms explaining these relationships. Health professionals should be aware of the increased risk of mental health problems in adolescents with asthma or food allergy.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences .|b Department of Pediatrics , and .|c Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics , McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada .
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences .|c Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics , McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada .
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Van Lieshout
authors.affiliation: d Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland , Herston , Queensland , Australia .|e Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Herston , Queensland , Australia .
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: f School of Population Health, University of Queensland , Herston , Queensland , Australia .|g Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, University of Queensland , Herston , Queensland , Australia , and.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alati
authors.affiliation: f School of Population Health, University of Queensland , Herston , Queensland , Australia .
authors.forename: Abdullah A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mamun
authors.affiliation: h School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: Kaeleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dingle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; allergic disease; atopic disease; behavior; longitudinal study; young adult