ESSAY ON: Depression In Adolescent Girls

Number of Pages 4

This research paper: A 4 page paper. For clarity, this essay begins with the diagnostic criteria for depression as published in the DSM-IV. Research consistently finds that the incidence of depression is higher among adolescent girls than among adolescent boys. This paper reports data regarding the proportion of girls and boys who experience clinical depression, including the fact that prior to puberty, boys are more depressed. The writer also reports some of the theories offered to explain the gender difference. Bibliography lists 7 sources.


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