Depression and depressive symptoms in preschool children from the general population.
This multiphasic study used four independent sources of information to investigate depression and depressive symptoms in a sample of preschool-age children from a general population. The study provides evidence that major depressive disorder exists in preschoolers and that stressful life events are associated with depressive symptoms; it underscores the importance of the teacher's report for identifying the presence of depression in this age group. Details of the findings, including a new scale for rating depression in young children, are discussed.
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009098:Multiphasic Screening; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States