Publication date: Jun 16, 2025
Depression in children and adolescents is a common mental disorder that impacts both physical health and emotional well-being, often resulting in impaired social functioning and academic performance. Identifying key trends and determinants of depression in young people is essential for early detection and timely intervention. We conducted a retrospective analysis of all hospitalizations for depression among individuals aged 11 to 18 years in Spain, using data from the Spanish National Registry of Hospital Discharges between 2000 and 2021. Over a 22-year period, 9881 hospitalizations for depression were recorded among adolescents aged 11 to 18-years-old in Spain. Depression-related hospitalizations rose steadily, particularly over the last decade. From 2000 to 2021, the incidence increased by 1217 % (p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Adolescents | Adolescents |
| Hospitalizations | COVID-19 |
| Old | Depression |
| Spanish | Mental health |
| Psychiatric disorders |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | depression |
| disease | MESH | mental disorder |
| disease | IDO | intervention |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |