title: Depression in children.
abstract: Unhappiness and transient feelings of depression are common normal experiences for many children. Persistent depressive illness occurs in about 2 per cent of children and seriously affects social, educational and emotional development. Treatment usually requires family therapy and behavioural and psychotherapeutic measures. Antidepressant medication has an occasional role in cases with a biological basis.
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tonge
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans