Prevalence of depression and its associated sociodemographic factors among Iranian female adolescents in secondary schools

Abstract Background Across the globe, depression is a common psychiatric disorder and is the main cause of disability among adolescents. To this end, this study was conducted to screen for the prevalence of depression among secondary school female students in the city of Hamadan, in western Iran. Me...

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Main Authors: Babak Moeini, Saeed Bashirian, Ali Reza Soltanian, Ali Ghaleiha, Malihe Taheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-019-0298-8