Summit
2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2025
Understanding the Natural Landscape of the Chronology of Major Depressive Disorder and Mania in Youth
- Maria Iorini
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Maura DiSalvo
Massachusetts General Hospital - Gagan Joshi
Harvard Medical School - Gagan Joshi
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Janet Wozniak
Harvard Medical School - Janet Wozniak
Massachusetts General Hospital - Mai Uchida
Harvard Medical School - Mai Uchida
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract
We examined 2,947 pediatric referrals. Of patients with mood disorders (n=1357), 60% had only depression, 7% only mania, and 33% both. Among the comorbid group, 29% had depression first, 32% mania first, and 39% concurrent onset—highlighting the variable trajectory of mood disorders in youth
Mood Disorders