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The purpose of this study was to explore adolescent depression in the
light of parental depression and to examine the morbidity of depression
with anxiety and anger in these adolescents. 30 female adolescents in the
age group of 14 to 17 years were selected from schools in Delhi on the
basis of score obtained on the Beck Depression Inventory BDI Beck,
1961. Both the parents of the sample were also administered the BDI. The
level of anxiety and anger were measured by using the State Trait Anxiety
Inventory Spielberger et al., 1970 and the Clinical Anger Scale Snell et
al., 1995, respectively. The results indicated a significant positive
relationship between severity of depression in female adolescents and
parental depression. The subjects high on depression had parents with
depression, in comparison to the subjects who were low on depression.
The study found non-significant difference between maternal and paternal
depression. A comorbid relationship was found to exist between depression
and anxiety, and between depression and anger.