Adolescent Depression from a Developmental Perspective: The Importance of Recognizing Developmental Distress in Depressed Adolescents

Christopher Rikard-Bell (), Caroline Hunt, Claire McAulay, Phillipa Hay, Arshia Morad, Michelle Cunich and Stephen Touyz
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Christopher Rikard-Bell: School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Caroline Hunt: School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Claire McAulay: School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Phillipa Hay: Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Arshia Morad: School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Michelle Cunich: School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Stephen Touyz: School of Psychology and Inside Out Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-8

Abstract: Objective: To make the case that developmental distress needs to be assessed when evaluating adolescent depression. Methods: Reviews of relevant papers relating to adolescent depression. Results: Adolescent depression is a common and costly health condition, confounded by a lack of consensus among health professionals regarding evidence-based approaches regarding treatments. Little attention has been paid to the contribution of developmental distress. Conclusion: The current adult-like model of adolescent depression fails to advance the understanding of adolescent depression. A systematic evidence-based approach to identifying developmental self-perception distress in depressed adolescents could provide important advances in treatment to improve short-term and longer-term mental health outcomes. This paper proposes the creation of a psychometric tool to systematically measure developmental self-perception distress in adolescents with depression.

Keywords: adolescent; depression; dysphoria; developmental; self-perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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