ERIC Number: ED154587
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 10
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Causes, Detection and Treatment of Childhood Depression.
Yahraes, Herbert
Three types of depressive illness of childhood (masked depression, acute depressive illness, and chronic depressive illness) are described; contributing factors (heredity and parental behavior) are discussed; and indications of depression are considered. Briefly reviewed are various methods of treating depressed children, including the use of antidepressive drugs. (SBH)
Descriptors: Children, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances, Etiology, Identification, Individual Characteristics, Therapy
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Rockville, MD. Div. of Scientific and Public Information.
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