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31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Depressive Symptoms Vary in Prevalence Among Low-Income Indian Adolescents: Illustrating the Potential of Item-Level Analyses

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Akash Wasil
    Harvard University
  • Katherine Venturo-Conerly
    Harvard University
  • Kai Trepka
    Harvard University
  • Katherine Miclau
    Harvard University
  • Susana Arango
    Harvard University
  • Anna Vaynrub
    Harvard University
  • Sachin Shinde
    Sangath

Abstract

Analyzing item-level data from the PHQ-9, we found that anhedonia and sleep problems were the most common depressive symptoms in a sample of low-income Indian adolescents. Fatigue and sleep problems were more common in males, motor problems in females, and concentration problems in victims of forced sexual intercourse.

Depression

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