@article{ref1,
title="Relation between puberty and depression: Review",
journal="International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences",
year="2013",
author="Deepalakshmi, M.",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="46-48",
abstract="Puberty is the time in which a child's sexual and physical characteristics mature. It is initiated by hormonal changes triggered by the hypothalamus. Unipolar depression becomes more common in girls than boys at the time of puberty, as a result of an increased incidence of depressive episodes in girls at that time. The various signs and symptoms of this condition includes abdominal pain, insomnia or over-sleeping, headache, stomach problems, breathlessness, tremors, and heart palpitations, Eating disorders, severe depression. It is estimated that depression rates increase to 5% to 8% during puberty. The relation between puberty and depression has been published in various journals. Research suggests that an pubertal maturation in girls correlates with a number of detrimental outcomes. This article reviews the relation between Puberty and Depression.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0975-1491",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}