A study of depression among Alexandria preparatory school adolescents.

Author: Abou Nazel MW, Fahmy SI, Younis IA, Seif el Din AG, Abdel Fatah M, Mokhtar S, Ayoub AI

Source:
The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 66(5-6), 649-674.
Using a constructed Arabic version of Children Depression Inventory (CDI), screening of a stratified random sample of 1% (1561) of Alexandria Preparatory school adolescents was carried out. The prevalence of depressive scorers was 10.25% of total sample.