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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2025; 15(10): 110598
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110598
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110598
Social cognition in adolescent depression: Evolution of research content and future perspectives
Bing-Ren Zhang, Si-Yu Tian, School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang BR conceived the study and drafted the original paper; Tian SY helped collect the materials; Both of the authors revised it and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82101595.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Bing-Ren Zhang, PhD, Lecturer, School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang Province, China.
Received: June 11, 2025
Revised: June 27, 2025
Accepted: August 4, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
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Revised: June 27, 2025
Accepted: August 4, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 108 Days and 18.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Empirical evidence accumulated over the past 15 years indicates that adolescent depression is associated with diverse social-cognitive impairments, which appear implicated in the etiology, progression, and maintenance of the disorder. Advancing longitudinal, cross-cultural comparative, and intervention research remains imperative. Elucidating neurobiological mechanisms, identifying protective factors, and strategically leveraging emerging technologies constitute critical pathways for developing more effective, individualized prevention and intervention approaches for depressed adolescents. Collectively, these advances promise to foster healthier socioemotional development and enhance overall well-being in this population.