Mood disorders in children and adolescents |
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| Authors: | E Bleiberg |
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| Affiliation: | Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry and Mental Health Sciences, Topeka, KS. |
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| Abstract: | A review of the literature on depression and mood disorders in children and adolescents reveals a rapidly expanding and controversial field of study. The author highlights current understanding as well as disputed issues in three areas: children's responses to separation and loss, depressive disorders in children and adolescents, and bipolar disorders in childhood and youth. He suggests that a psychodynamic-developmental perspective offers the optimal approach to a more complete understanding of these disorders. |
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