title: Physical signs in association with depressive illness in childhood.
abstract: Although behavioural disturbances associated with depression in childhood are often discussed, descriptions of somatic phenomena are less commonly reported. This paper compares the frequency of neurological signs observed in a group of depressed children with a control group. The possibility that minimal brain dysfunction might play a part in the production of signs is considered. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the incidence of physical signs found in the control group and in the depressed children.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination