Social anxiety symptoms and their relationship with suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social anxiety disorder typically emerges in adolescence and its symptoms often co-occur with depression and suicidal ideation. It is important to understand whether social anxiety symptoms precede depression and suicidal ideation in youth. This study aimed to investigate the temporal associations between baseline social anxiety and later suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in a community youth sample.

Methods

The Wellcome Trust NSPN (Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network) study recruited 2397 youth aged 14-24 in the United Kingdom to participate in a prospective observational study. Participants were assessed for symptoms of social anxiety, generalised anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation at baseline, 1-year follow-up, and 2-year follow-up. We conducted m

SUBMITTER: Chiu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature