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Childhood and Adolescent Depression

I. Epidemiological and Aetiological Aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Adrian Angold
Adrian Angold*
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MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Abstract

Depression in childhood and adolescence has become a topic of considerable research interest in the last decade. A number of studies ranging over the last half-century provide information about the prevalence of depressive symptoms and syndromes in non-referred populations. These studies are critically reviewed in the light of an analysis of the various meanings that the term ‘depression’ may carry, and a variety of methodological issues. The sparse evidence for the involvement of a number of potential risk factors for depressive disorders is then considered and suggestions for future work in this area are outlined.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 5 , May 1988 , pp. 601 - 617
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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