During the past 15-20 years, the study of child and adolescent depression has become
increasingly popular and productive, with particular focus on epidemiology, diagnostic …

This article reviews the epidemiology and unique developmental features of depression in
children and adolescents. Assessment criteria, including rating scales and risk factors for …

Overview It is acutely apparent from the preceding chapters that depression during
childhood is a very serious disturbance that has been formally recognized only since 1980 …

Reviews the advances in treatment and prevention of depression in children and
adolescents, with particular emphasis on psychosocial approaches. The chapter describes …

Childhood depression is receiving increased recognition in the professional literature.
Although some earlier writers questioned the existence of a childhood depressive syndrome …

Witnessed over the past 20 years are major advances in knowledge regarding depression in
children and adolescents. Although additional research is needed, clinicians can now turn to …

Childre hildren and adolescents are currently experiencing depression at an unprecedented
rate. As prevalence rates of depression in Western cultures have soared to epidemic …

This paper reviews the recent literature on various aspects of depressive disorders in
children and adolescents, including phenomenology, comorbidity, epidemiology, etiology …

The rapidly increasing research interest in childhood depression indicates that it has
become a recognized disorder. The authors review the literature on depression in children …

Depression in youth is a serious public health problem associated with risk of suicidal
behavior (Mann et al., 2006) and greater use of health care, school, and other social …