Citation

Kovacs M. J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 1997; 38(3): 287-298.

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and WPIC, PA 15213, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9232475

Abstract

To convey an impressionistic landscape of depressive disorders in childhood, studies of clinically referred and diagnosed patients as well as community samples, and data from experimental investigations are used to consider five questions: Are depressive syndromes morbid states in childhood? Should we be concerned about depression in childhood? How do very early-onset depressions arise? What happens to depressed children as they grow up? And how can we help youngsters who suffer from depression? The information is discussed with respect to its implications for the management of clinically depressed children, as well as the prevention of very early-onset depressive disorders.

Language: en