Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression (EPAD)
The EPAD study is a longitudinal cohort of over 300 recurrently depressed parents and their offspring in Wales. Families were mainly recruited from general practices in South Wales. Eligible parents were screened in telephone interviews for having had at least two prior episodes of major depressive disorder, and having a biologically related child aged 9-17 years living at home with them. The youngest child within this age range was selected for inclusion if parents had multiple children in this age range.
Study design
Cohort - intergenerational, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
337 (parents)
337 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (parents)
9 - 17 years (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (parents)
Varied (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Cardiff University
Links
cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/find-a-project/view/the-cardiff-university-mood-and-wellbeing-study
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
