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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Psychiatry. 2007 Dec;164(12):1881–1889. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06122032

TABLE 1.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Adolescents With Major Depressive Disorder and Healthy Comparison Adolescents

Characteristic Depression Group (N=14) Comparison Group (N=10)
N % N %

Female 8 57 6 60
Ethnicity
   Caucasian 6 43 6 60
   African American 3 21 1 10
   Hispanic 3 21 2 20
   Asian 2 14 1 10

Mean SD Range Mean SD Range

Age (years) 16.2 2.1 16.1 1.9
Duration of illness (months) 17.36 11.36 3–36
Children’s Depression Rating Scale—Revised 63.6 15.4 40–83 17.9 1.9 17–23
Beck Depression Inventory, 2nd ed. 23.5 11.2 6–44 1.2 1.8 0–5