Pubertal development and mental health: A population-based cohort study on self-rated health, psychotropic medication, and psychiatric diagnoses
Altered pubertal development was associated with all unfavorable mental health outcomes. Vulnerable adolescents at increased risk of poor mental health due to earlier pubertal timing or faster pubertal tempo should be identified with the potential to introduce earlier interventions and support preventive actions for these adolescents.
Authors
- Thea Emily Benson
- Pernille Jul Clemmensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1966-5518)
- Nis Brix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1499-8401)
- Katrine Strandberg‐Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-3767)
- Andreas Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5533-8891)
- A. Thomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-4391)
- Anne Gaml-Sørensen
- Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.121014
- Primary Topic
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- March of Dimes Foundation
- Aarhus Universitet
- Sundhed og Sygdom, Det Frie Forskningsråd
- Innovationsfonden
- European Commission
- National Research Foundation
- Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
- Lundbeckfonden
- Novo Nordisk
- Nordea-fonden
- Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond
- Egmont Fonden
- H. Lundbeck A/S
- Medical Research Council