Depression in Children and Adolescents

by Harold S. Koplewicz

Depression in children and adolescents can be a chronic, debilitating condition with major impact on family, social and intrapsychic life. Early detection facilitates early treatment, a key to preserving a child's continued growth and development. The presentation of depression can be complicated by co-morbid diagnoses, psychosocial stressors within the family, developmental differences and medical illnesses. This volume seeks to disentangle some...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3718653176
• ISBN13: 9783718653171
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages