Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of depressive symptom risk among secondary school students in Saudi Arabia: a mixed-methods study
Objectives Adolescent depression is a major public health concern with important psychosocial and educational implications. This study examined the distribution of a depressive-symptom-risk/general-distress composite and its psychosocial correlates among secondary school students in Bisha Province, Saudi Arabia, and explored teachers' perspectives on how depressive symptoms or distress affect students in school settings. Methods A school-based cross-sectional mixed-methods study was conducted during the 2024–2025 a …