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Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
ISSN: 2155-6105
August 13-14, 2018
Madrid, Spain
Addiction Psychiatry 2018
Page 13
8
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International Conference on
Addiction Psychiatry
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his study aims to describe the risk factors and protective
factors for prevalence of depressive symptomatology among
young women in a Portuguese non-clinical representative
community sample, with ages between 18 and 29. The Center
for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and a
questionnaire including sociodemographic variables, general
health variables and women health variables, as well as
interpersonal stress factors were mailed to a sample of 1480
subjects. A phone line was available and local papers asked for
collaboration. Fifty five young women aged between 18 and 29
answered the CES-D and the questionnaire and was found an
high level in the intensity of depressive symptomatology in this
sample (18.56+13.7 CES-Dmean score). Logistic regression has
shown that young women have a double risk of being depressed
in comparison to young men and significant risk increments in
depressive symptomatology among rural, non-college and recent
unemployed young women. It also has shown an increment
risk of depression symptomatology among young women
with previous depressive episodes and high concerns about
body appearance and weight. Nevertheless, being employed
and/or being student and have a good health state (self-
perceived) founded to be high protective factors for depressive
symptomatology. The need for prevention-focused programs for
that specific gender group (especially recent unemployed young
women, with previous depressive episodes and/or high concerns
about body appearance andweight) is discussed as well as other
programs to empower resilience in young women.
Biography
Monica Mendes is a Specialist in Clinical Psychology with over 10 years’
experience in Psychotherapy and Counseling for a variety of emotional and
situational problems. She customizes therapy to suit each client, drawing
froma variety of techniques to enable patients to find the best path to heal-
ing and growth. She coordinated the Psychology and Mental Health De-
partment of the Lisbon University Medical Health Center for over 12 years
andwas Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology and Education-
al Psychology for 14 years in theHigher Institute of Sciences and Education
(ISEC). As a Senior Supervisor of Clinical Psychology trainee of the Portu-
guese Board of Psychology; she coordinated the Psychotherapy and Clin-
ical Psychology Consultation of the College Pedagogical and Counseling
Center of the Faculty of Psychology of Lisbon University.
monica.mendes@valiant.aeDepression in young women: a study of risk
and protective factors for depressive
symptomatology in a Portuguese young
women community sample
Monica de Sousa Mendes
Valiant Clinic, UAE
Monica de Sousa Mendes, J Addict Res Ther 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C2-038