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		</div><p>Teenagers who are diagnosed with depression during their school years show a substantial drop in attainment at GCSE, according to a study.<br />
Fewer than half of Year 11 pupils with a depression diagnosis achieved five A* to C grades, including English and maths, which is lower than the local average, the research from King’s College London found.</p>
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<p>But these pupils in primary school were just as likely to meet the expected attainment threshold as their peers, researchers found.<br />
The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, suggests that targeted educational support for pupils struggling with depression may particularly benefit boys and those from poorer backgrounds.</p>
<blockquote><p>It highlights the need to pay close attention to teenagers who are showing early signs of depression</p></blockquote>
<p>The researchers, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), carried out a historical, longitudinal cohort study linking data from child mental healthcare and school records.<br />
They analysed a sample of 1,492 children and adolescents and compared their attainment against a local group of pupils in Year 2, Year 6 and Year 11.</p>
<p>Among the group who had a depression diagnosis, 83% met the expected attainment threshold of level 2 or above in Year 2, and 77% met the expected threshold of level 4 or above in Year 6 – which is similar to local levels.</p>
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<p>However, only 45% met the expected threshold of five A* to C GCSE or equivalent grades (including English and maths) in Year 11, which was lower than peers in the local reference population (53%).<br />
Report author Alice Wickersham, from the Department of Psychological Medicine at King’s College London, said: “What we’ve observed is that a group of children and adolescents who developed depression at secondary school had performed quite well when they were in primary school.</p>
<p>“It is only when they sat their GCSEs that they tended to show a drop in their school performance, which also happened to be around the time that many of them were diagnosed.”<br />
She added: “While it’s important to emphasise that this won’t be the case for all teenagers with depression, it does mean that many may find themselves at a disadvantage for this pivotal educational milestone.</p>
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<p>“It highlights the need to pay close attention to teenagers who are showing early signs of depression.<br />
“For example, by offering them extra educational support in the lead-up to their GCSEs, and working with them to develop a plan for completing their compulsory education.”</p>
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