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Psychopathology in adolescence.

I B Weiner, A C Del Gaudio

    Archives of General Psychiatry
    |February 1, 1976
    PubMed
    Summary

    Adolescent psychopathology shows continuity into adulthood, challenging the idea of "normative adolescent turmoil." Socioeconomic status and gender influence diagnoses, with some disorders overused in adolescents.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Adolescent Psychology
    • Epidemiology

    Background:

    • Psychiatric disorders in adolescents require understanding of diagnostic patterns and long-term outcomes.
    • Previous research often focused on adult populations, leaving adolescent psychopathology less understood.
    • The concept of
    • normative adolescent turmoil
    • has been debated, necessitating empirical investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine patterns of psychopathology in a large cohort of adolescent patients.
    • To investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status, gender, and specific psychiatric diagnoses.
    • To assess diagnostic stability over a ten-year follow-up period and explore continuity of psychopathology from adolescence to adulthood.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a cumulative psychiatric case register.
    • Analyzed data from 1,334 adolescent patients.
    • Conducted a ten-year follow-up to assess diagnostic stability.

    Main Results:

    • Disorder seriousness correlated with inpatient vs. outpatient settings.
    • Schizophrenia and personality disorders were more common in lower-class patients; neurosis and situational disorders in middle- and upper-class patients.
    • Neurosis was more diagnosed in females, personality disorder in males; 54.1% diagnostic stability observed over ten years.

    Conclusions:

    • Adolescent psychopathology demonstrates continuity into adulthood, refuting
    • normative adolescent turmoil
    • .
    • Diagnostic patterns vary by socioeconomic status and gender.
    • Potential overuse of situational disorder diagnoses in adolescents warrants further examination.

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