Risk factors associated with depression/depressive symptoms in adolescence: an integrative review
International Journal of Development Research
Risk factors associated with depression/depressive symptoms in adolescence: an integrative review
Received 19th December, 2020; Received in revised form 24th December, 2020; Accepted 27th January, 2021; Published online 28th February, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Ana Paula Rodrigues dos Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with depression / depressive symptoms in adolescence. Materials and Methods: A research for scientific works was carried out in the Lilacs and Medline databases through the VHL, Scielo, Pubmed and Scopus. Descriptors were used: depression, adolescent and risk factors. The following inclusion criteria was adopted: articles published in the last five years, languages: English, Portuguese or Spanish, and studies with a sample of adolescents. Results: 15 articles were selected and 19 risk factors for depression / depressive symptoms in adolescence were found. The most risk factors mentioned belonged to the group of emotional / social factors. Conclusion: The evolution of research on depression in adolescence shows us a great variability in risk factors, but at the same time, a certain connection between them, which shows the need for multi and interprofessional action by health teams in providing a better assistance to the adolescent's mental health with the goal of reducing the rates of depression and its consequences.
