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[Stress symptoms and stress coping in depressed girls]
Ulrike Schmidt-Gies1, Reinhold Laessle
1Abteilung für Klinische und physiologische Psychologie, Fachbereich I, Universität Trier.
Objective:
Depressive disorders occur frequently in adolescents. Maintenance of depression has been related to stress and stress coping.
Method:
The study describes which stress load and which strategies of stress coping are present in girls with major depression. 74 girls with major depression were compared to a normal control group with regard to stress symptoms and stress coping. All subjects were diagnosed with a structured clinical interview according to DSM-IV criteria. Stress and stress coping strategies were measured by standardized and validated questionnaires.
Results:
Girls with major depression had more symptoms of stress and were characterized by inadequate stress coping compared to the control group.
Conclusion:
These cross-sectional data show deficits in stress coping that might reinforce stress symptoms as well as degree of depression. However, cause and effect can only be clarified by a longitudinal design.
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