@article{Kaewpornsawan_Tuntasood_2013, title={The Prevalence of Depression in 2nd Year High School Students in Bangkok}, volume={57}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/5794}, abstractNote={<span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><sub>ABSTRACT<br />Objective: to determine the prevalence of depression in 2nd year high school students in Bangkok, and the factors associated with depression<br />Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The prevalence of depression was studied in 1,267, male and female, 2nd year high school students from 9 schools locating in Bangkok during June and December 2007, using Thai version of Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI-Thai), and also the questionnaire about demographic data.<br />Result: There were 576 male students and 691 female students. Prevalence of depression was 3.8% which determined by having T score more than 70 from the CDI-Thai. The factors that statistically significant associated with depression were pessimistic thinking toward self (OR=15.2, p<0.001), feeling underachievement (OR=12.1, p<0.005), parent-child relationship problem (OR=6.1, p<0.001), suicidal thought (OR=5.9, p<0.001), and low family income (OR=2.8, p<0.01).<br />Conclusion: The prevalence of depression in 2nd year high school students in Bangkok was 3.8%. Pessimestic thinking toward self, feeling underachievement, parent-child relationship problem, suicidal thought, and low family income were statically significant associated with depression.</sub></span></span><div><strong><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></strong><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"></span></span><div><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><strong><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"></span></span></strong><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-size: medium;"></span></span><div><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #221e1f; font-family: UPC-Cordia,UPC-Cordia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div>}, number={4}, journal={Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand}, author={Kaewpornsawan, Titawee and Tuntasood, Benjaporn}, year={2013}, month={Feb.}, pages={395–402} }