Depression among Youth: Causes & Consequences

Examining the Relationship between Depression and Mental Illness in Youth

Abstract

Youths are the primary risk factors for depression and many other mental illnesses. Sometimes these disorders are comorbid and appear to require severe psychosocial functioning. It is therefore important to examine data on mental illness, its co-morbidity, related disability, the need and utilization of medical care, and concerns surrounding the early detection of mental illness in young people. Mental disorders were normal, dysfunctional, highly comorbid, and significantly undertreated in young Finnish adults. The research gives more proof that psychological dysfunction is used to distinguish between clinically serious and less extreme conditions as additional diagnostic criteria. For both clinical practice and study, a thorough assessment of comorbidity is underlined. The findings also allow clinicians to make accurate assessments of depression using a comprehensive evaluation technique, rather than fast measures. Eventually, the main risk for early adult mental health problems is that of young depressive symptoms.