Citation

Stone N. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 1993; 24(1): 13-24.

Affiliation

San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic, Northridge, CA 91325.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8404240

Abstract

Child guidance clinic cases were reviewed for abuse history, diagnosis, depressive symptoms, and suicidality. Many depressed abused children were found to have been previously diagnosed exclusively with conduct-related versus affect disorders. The results suggested that abused children are at specific risk of developing depression and suicidality and that a subgroup of those with early-onset depression may have acquired the disorder concurrent with parental abuse.

Language: en