Low self-esteem and high psychological distress are common among depressed adolescents presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department

• Varpu Puuskari,
• Terhi Aalto-Setälä,
• Erkki Komulainen,
• Mauri Marttunen

Affiliations

Varpu Puuskari

University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Adolescent Psychiatry,Helsinki,Finland

Terhi Aalto-Setälä

Mental Health Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare,Helsinki,Finland

Erkki Komulainen

Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland

Mauri Marttunen

Mental Health Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare,Helsinki,Finland