Childhood and Adolescent Depression: A Review of the Past 10 Years. Part I

To qualitatively review the literature of the past decade covering the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, natural course, biology, and other correlates of early-onset major depressive disorder (MDD) and dysthymic disorder (DD).A computerized search for articles published during the past 10 years was made and selected studies are presented.Early-onset MDD and DD are frequent, recurrent, and familial disorders that tend to continue into...