Comportement des enfants et des adolescents

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Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents and Children

Christopher Mark

Major depressive complaint (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric diseases of nonage and nonage,but because of symptom variation from the adult criteria, it’s frequently uncelebrated and undressed. Symptom inflexibility predicts the original mode of treatment ranging from psychotherapy to specifics to combination treatment.Several studies have assessed the efficacity of treatment in children and adolescents, and others have estimated the threat of developing adverse goods and/ or new or worsening suicidal studies and actions. Optimal treatment frequently includes a combination of remedy and antidepressant drug. The most studied combination includes fluoxetine with cognitive behavioral remedy. Once symptom absolution is attained, treatment should be continued for 6 to 12 months before a slow taper is initiated. Although utmost children and adolescents recover from their first depressive occasion, a large number will continue to present with MDD in majority. Undressed depression in children and adolescents may increase the threat of substance abuse; poor work, academic, and social functioning; and threat of suicidal actions.