title: Clinical profile of mood disorders in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To described the clinical profile of pediatric mood disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective record review; Ages ≤ 16 y.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary case hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children ≤ 16 year with a DSM-IV diagnosis of Mood disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Records were screened for the period between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of mood disorders was 4.1% (38/930). Mood was depressed in 51.9% and irritable in 33.3% of depressive disorders. Other common symptoms were anhedonia, sleep or appetite disturbances, concentration difficulty and anxiety. Nearly 13.2% had suicidal ideation and 28.5% had comorbid psychiatric disorder. Family history was positive in 39.5%, while an identifiable stressor was present in 50%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pediatric mood disorders have a unique clinical presentation and requires more research, especially from Indian setting.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. rajeshsagar@rediffmail.com
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Sagar
authors: Raman Deep
authors: RD
authors: Pattanayak
authors: Manju
authors: M
authors: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies