Clinical characteristics of depression among adolescent females: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Adolescents rarely seek psychiatric help; they even hesitate to disclose their feelings to their parents. However; the adolescents especially the females experience depressive symptoms more frequently than general population. Do they experience classic depressive symptoms? Are there symptoms specific to this subpopulation?

Aim Of The Study: Through this study, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive disorders in Egyptian adolescent female students.