Blood Test Identifies Depression In Teens

A blood test that measures a set of genetic markers has been developed which diagnoses major depression in teenagers, researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine reported in Translational Psychiatry. Currently, diagnosing depression relies on subjective data in which the patient describes symptoms and the health care professional attempts to interpret them. The authors say that diagnosing depression in teenagers can be especially challenging, partly because moods tend to fluctuate anyway during adolescence...

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