The relationship between pubertal timing, pituitary volume, and depressive symptoms during adolescence (Whittle, 2012)

There is a link “between pubertal timing and depression”, with some studies showing that early puberty may “predict depressive symptom and disorders in girls” (Whittle et al, 2012, p. 882). “There is also some evidence that size of the pituitary gland is associated with pubertal timing and depression vulnerability” (p.…