Citation

Fennig S, Carlson GA. Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 1995; 7(4): 401-404.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8790, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7581643

Abstract

Studies summarized in this review explore the nosology, course, and treatment of depression. The observation that depressive disorders in children often occur in conjunction with other psychiatric symptoms seems to affect outcome--in terms of suicidal behavior and possibly recurrence. Family factors seem to contribute to the severity of depressive symptoms, and it is possible that the level of criticism, as operationalized by "expressed emotion," is one of the mediating factors. Unfortunately, although several studies addressed treatment, both psychopharmacologically and psychotherapeutically, it is clear that considerably more research is needed before effective interventions are found for serious and disabling mood disorders in youth.

Language: en