Gender inequalities in the prevalence of low mood and related factors in schooled adolescents during the 2019-2020 school year: DESKcohort project

Helena Gonzalez-Casals, Jaume Vives, Marina Bosque-Prous, Cinta Folch, Gemma Drou-Roget, Carles Muntaner, Carmen Vives-Cases, María Gabriela Barbaglia, Joan Colom, Albert Espelt. (2023)

Mood disorders are the second most prevalent mental disorders in childhood and adolescence. Many undiagnosed people manifest subthreshold symptoms, like low mood, and present worse prognoses than asymptomatic healthy subjects. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of low mood, gender inequalities, and associated factors, in 12- to 18-year-old adolescents in the rural and medium-sized urban areas of Central Catalonia during the 2019-2020 academic year… Llegir