Association between depression diagnosis and educational attainment trajectories: an historical cohort study using linked data

Featured ACAMH Papers

Bringing you some selected Open Access journal papers from our portfolio; The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP), Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal (CAMH), and JCPP Advances.

Posted on 30 January 2023

Tags: Depression, Diagnosis… Show all

Topics: Depression, Diagnosis
Populations: Educational attainment
Publication Types: Journal article, Outcomes research, Risk prediction

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‘Association between depression diagnosis and educational attainment trajectories: an historical cohort study using linked data’.

Open Access paper from the JCPP

Background – Depression symptoms are thought to be associated with lower educational attainment, but patterns of change in attainment among those who receive a clinical diagnosis of depression at any point during childhood and adolescence remain unclear.

Authors: Alice Wickersham, Ben Carter, Amelia Jewell, Tamsin Ford, Robert Stewart, Johnny Downs