FROM: Bowes L, Joinson C, Wolke D, et al . Peer victimisation during adolescence and its impact on depression in early adulthood: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2015;350:h2469.
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems, the risk for which is particularly high during adolescence. Adolescent depression tends to rebound, and preventing the development of depression is preferred
... [Show full abstract] over treatment.1 To reduce the risk for depression early-on, factors predisposing to its development must be understood. Bowes and colleagues deal with this important topic and assesses the impact of victimisation on depression.
Peer relationships play an important developmental role, and adolescents spend a majority of their time with peers.2 In adolescents thus, the effects of peer difficulties on mental-health outcomes are likely to be high. It is known that victimisation is associated with the risk for anxious-depressed symptoms, low self-esteem and loneliness.3 Most studies, however, have examined the concurrent …
