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Studying the emergence of depression and depressive symptoms during adolescence

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The special issue on the emergence and maintenance of depression and depressive symptoms is introduced. The special issue considers two typically separate lines of research, one focusing on severe clinical depression and another on depressive symptoms. The biological, social, and cognitive factors contributing to the emergence of depression in adolescence are highlighted in this special issue.

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  1. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ

    Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  2. The Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Anne C. Petersen

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Received Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Research interests include biological and social development of adolescents and changes in development over a series of life cycle transitions.

Received Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Research interests include biopsychosocial aspects of adoleslcent development.

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Brooks-Gunn, J., Petersen, A.C. Studying the emergence of depression and depressive symptoms during adolescence. J Youth Adolescence 20, 115–119 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537603

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