Montefiore Health System: Tackling Teenage Depression - $4 Million NIH Grant Supports Search for Biomarkers for Severe Depression
November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020
BRONX, New York, Nov. 11 -- Montefiore Health System issued the following news release:
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in 2017 approximately 13% of adolescents in the United States, or 3.2 million children aged 12 to 17, had at least one major episode of depression. While many recover from such an episode, a significant portion will develop severe depression or a chronic mood disorder. There is an urgent need to identify adolescents who are at higher ri . . .
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in 2017 approximately 13% of adolescents in the United States, or 3.2 million children aged 12 to 17, had at least one major episode of depression. While many recover from such an episode, a significant portion will develop severe depression or a chronic mood disorder. There is an urgent need to identify adolescents who are at higher ri . . .