161) Depression in Children and Adolescents
Author: Nong Pa-Nga Limsuwan
Year: 1980
Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 1980, Page 137-147
Clarification of the meaning of the word "depression" and a teoretical review of depression in children and adolescents are presented with the present use of the diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive disorder for any age group. A great variation of the incidence of depression in children and adolescents is found in previous studies, mainly due to lack of reliable diagnostic criteria and differences in the studied population. Finally, a suggestion was made for futyre study in order to provide ...