There is also a substantial comorbidity rate with depression in children with anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, and impaired social functioning. Particularly, there is a high comorbidity rate with anxiety, ranging from 15.9% to 75%. Conduct disorders also have a significant comorbidity with depression in children and adolescents with a rate of 23% in one longitudinal study. Beyond other clinical disorders, there is also an association between depression in childhood, poor psychosocial and academic outcomes, as well as a higher risk for substance abuse and suicide.
