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Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

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Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents

Part of the book series: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology ((ICCP))

Abstract

Until recently, researchers lacked standardized assessment instruments and formal criteria to use in making a mood disorder diagnosis in children and adolescents. These two methodological developments have been fundamental to making mood disorders in youth, particularly depression in childhood, one of the most active areas of research within child psychiatry (Mokros & Poznanski, 1992). Indeed, many review articles and several books devoted exclusively to childhood depression have now been published (e. g., Schulterbrand & Raskin, 1977; Cantwell & Carlson, 1983; Petti, 1983; Weller & Weller, 1984; Cicchetti & Schneider-Rosen, 1984; Rutter, Izard, & Read, 1986; Shafii & Shafii, 1992).

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Poznanski, E.O., Mokros, H.B. (1994). Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents. In: Reynolds, W.M., Johnston, H.F. (eds) Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1510-8_2

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