Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among High School Students in Hanover, Jamaica

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Jamaican adolescents and examine its association with individual and family factors. We used an abbreviated form of the Beck's Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) to assess depressive symptoms among 748 students,...

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Main Authors: Olaniyi J. Ekundayo, Joana Dodson-Stallworth, Michelle Roofe, Inmaculada B. Aban, Mirjam C. Kempf, John E. Ehiri, Pauline E. Jolly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.104