title: Depression in children.
abstract: Depression among children has received considerable attention from mental health professionals. A knowledge of the major approaches to conceptualizing, diagnosing, and treating childhood depression can assist school health practitioners in treatment. The purpose of this paper is to review research on the prevalence, classification, etiology, assessment, and treatment of childhood depression.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011581:Psychological Tests; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic