Relationship of hyperactivity and depression in children.
From questionnaires completed by parents and teachers and clinical assessment by a physician 223 school age children were evaluated for childhood depression. Data showed hyperactivity and depression occurred independently but were frequently associated, especially when hyperactivity was episodic.
D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000150:complications*; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010290:Parents; D013663:Teaching