«Men with intermediate - or high - risk prostate cancer and
a recent diagnosis of depression are less likely to undergo definitive treatment and experience worse overall survival,» Hu said.
It is difficult to compare our findings with studies
of general population youth because rates vary widely, depending on the sample, the method, the source
of data (participant or collaterals), and whether functional impairment was required for
diagnosis.50 Despite these differences, our overall rates are substantially higher than the median rate reported in a major review article (15 %) 50 and other more
recent investigations: the Great Smoky Mountains Study (20.3 %), 56 the Virginia Twin Study
of Adolescent Behavioral Development (142 cases per 1000 persons), 57 the Methods for the Epidemiology
of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (6.1 %), 32 and the Miami — Dade County Public School Study (38 %).58 We are especially concerned about the high rates
of depression and dysthymia among detained youth (17.2 %
of males, 26.3 %
of females), which are also higher than general population rates.51,56 - 61 Depressive disorders are difficult to detect (and treat) in the chaos
of the corrections milieu.