| Publications [#271652] of Elizabeth J. Costello
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- Angold, A; Costello, EJ (2006). Puberty and depression.. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 15(4), 919-ix. [16952768], [doi]
(last updated on 2023/06/01)
Abstract: Unipolar depression only becomes more common in girls than boys after the age of 13, as a result of an increased incidence of depressive episodes in girls at that time. This article reviews evidence that links multiple dimensions of maturation in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis with this phenomenon. Effects of developmental status and timing have been implicated, but few studies have deployed either the measurement strategies or the statistical power needed to provide a satisfactory answer to the question regarding which components of puberty are most responsible.
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