Citation

Kashani JH, Carlson GA. Am. J. Psychiatry 1987; 144(3): 348-350.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2435179

Abstract

In a prospective and comprehensive evaluation (including DSM-III diagnoses) of 1,000 preschoolers in a child development unit, nine children were found to meet the criteria for major depressive disorder. The symptoms of these children are described and compared with those of a control group of children from the same sample. The diagnosis of major depressive disorder was associated with physical symptoms, including somatic complaints, and the likelihood of parental abuse or neglect.

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