Elevated risk of depression among adolescents presenting with sleep disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Depression is prevalent among patients with sleep disorders, and studies show associations between suicidal ideation and insufficient sleep. Using retrospective clinic records, we examined positive depression screening rates among adolescent sleep clinic patients relative to other subspecialty clinic patients. We also examined relationships between sleep diagnoses and positive depression screening rate in adolescent sleep clinic patients.

Methods

Data were analyzed from patients ages 12-18 (n = 12,520) who were screened for depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2). Those who screened positive were administered the PHQ-9. Logistic regression was used to examine effects of age, sex, race, ethnicity, and clinic on likelihood of a positive dep

SUBMITTER: Inkelis SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8020702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature