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Continuity, comorbidity and longitudinal associations between depression and antisocial behaviour in middle adolescence: a 2-year prospective follow-up study.

University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland.
Journal of Adolescence (impact factor: 2.05). 07/2008; 31(3):355-70. DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.06.006
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ABSTRACT The study investigated continuity, comorbidity and longitudinal associations between depression Beck depression inventory (RBDI) and antisocial behaviour Youth self-report (YSR) in middle adolescence. Data were used from a community sample of 2070 adolescents who participated in a 2-year prospective follow-up study. The results indicate that both depression and antisocial behaviour had considerable continuity, and concurrent comorbidity between these disorders was strong. In contrast to several previous studies, antisocial behaviour did not predict subsequent depression, but conversely, depression predicted subsequent antisocial behaviour among girls. Among boys history of depression seemed to protect from subsequent antisocial behaviour. Gender differences in longitudinal associations are discussed.

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Keywords

2-year prospective follow-up study
 
antisocial behaviour
 
antisocial behaviour Youth self-report
 
community sample
 
comorbidity
 
concurrent comorbidity
 
Gender differences
 
girls
 
longitudinal associations
 
middle adolescence
 
RBDI
 
subsequent antisocial behaviour
 
YSR