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Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Depression in Children and Adolescents

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Handbook of Depression in Children and Adolescents

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Diagnostic categories are the defining terminology for the study, classification, and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Each diagnostic term implies a coherent subset of symptoms from a larger possible grouping. A diagnosis also carries inherent implications regarding the disorder’s possible etiology, natural history, and treatment response. Diagnostic classification systems are essential for scientific study of disease and for accurate communication between clinicians. Such systems allow clinicians to move beyond the anecdotal and case-report approach.

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  1. Child and Adolescent Services, Taunton State Hospital, Taunton, Massachusetts, 02780, USA

    Donald L. Sherak

  2. Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143-0984, USA

    Patricia L. Speier

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    Dennis P. Cantwell

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Sherak, D.L., Speier, P.L., Cantwell, D.P. (1994). Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Depression 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_9

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