Mood disorders in children with oppositional defiant disorder: a pilot study.
The nature and prevalence of comorbid mood disorders were explored in a group of 28 latency-age children diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Findings are preliminary in nature but suggest that children with oppositional defiant disorder are at significant risk for low-grade depressive illness and that this may commonly be overlooked in the presence of their primary disorder's more overt symptoms.
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Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic, New Haven, Conn.
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King
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D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002661:Child Guidance Clinics; D015897:Comorbidity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010865:Pilot Projects