Adolescent depression is characterized by mood, thoughts, and behaviors that range from a mild reactive despondency or sadness to more extreme feelings of dysphoria, hopeless thoughts, withdrawn or irritable behavior, and even suicidal thoughts or behavior. This chapter focuses on Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), which is episodic and often recurrent, and Dysthymic Disorder (DD) involving more chronic mood disturbance.
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Roberts, C., Bishop, B. (2005). Depression. In: Gullotta, T.P., Adams, G.R. (eds) Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23846-8_10
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