Children, teens with depression, risk of subsequent health problems, premature death

What The Study Did:

Researchers investigated whether children and adolescents diagnosed with depression had an increased risk of subsequent physical health problems and premature death in this observational study.

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Sarah E. Bergen, Ph.D., of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, is the corresponding author.

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