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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"childhood depression"”.
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Childhood depression, expressed emotion and psychotherapy : associations and interactions
… psychodynamic psychotherapy in the treatment of childhood depression. Additionally, it is concerned with exploring possible associations between childhood depression and expressed emotion and whether expressed emotion, changes in relation to changes in levels of childhood depression following a …
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Emotional Clarity and Childhood Depression: Antecedents and Explanatory Mechanisms
This study examined potential antecedents and consequences deficits in child emotional clarity. It was hypothesized that deficits in child emotional clarity would confer vulnerability to depressive symptoms, and that maladaptive stress responses would account for this link. This mediational process …
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Childhood depression: issues in definition diagnosis and assessment and the role of the teacher in early identification
… the very existence of which was questioned, depression is now considered a significant affective disorder in children (and adolescents). Given the grave consequences attendant upon childhood depression and the fact that early identification may be an important variable in prognosis, issues …
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Depression in Children: The Impact of Case Formulation on Treatment Selection
… and apparently most effective, treatments for childhood depression. Efforts to translate these findings to clinical practice are thwarted by the large number of strategies (and sessions) included in empirically supported treatment packages and a lack of guidance regarding differential selection …
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Depression in childhood : issues in definition, diagnosis and treatment
Definition, diagnosis and treatment of childhood depression is confused and controversial. Confusion relates to semantic ambiguity, definitional problems, methodological issues, and difficulties inherent in the study of depression in children. To gain clarity on the meaning of depression, …
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Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
… decade. One of the comorbidities of diabetes is depression. In the presence of depression, diabetes may be mismanaged by patients and lead to a decline in health. Diabetes with comorbid depression may have better disease management outcomes in the presence of higher levels of social support. …
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Design and development of an augmented reality platform to connect grandparents and grandchildren across distances
… population as they deal with both loneliness and depression, coupled with a decline in mobility and physical well-being. On the other hand, childhood depression is also on the rise, with youngsters today spending almost double the time on screens as they used to in 1965. Loneliness has also been …
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A Preventative Intervention for Children at Risk for Depression Using Learned Optimism and Art Therapy
<p>The following study assesses the course of depression and its growing affliction in children. Depression creates unique problems in childhood because it is a gateway disorder leading to many serious psychological, emotional and social problems. Standards of treatment for childhood depression are …
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Executive Dysfunction as a Trait Marker for Depression in Children and Adolescents
<p>Perinatal depression has been recognized as a public health problem in the United States, which is important because of the demonstrated wide-reaching negative effects of maternal depression on child outcomes. Some evidence suggests that maternal depression is a risk factor for executive …
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The Efficacy of Intensive Individual Play Therapy for Children Diagnosed with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
… therapy intervention in: a) reducing symptoms of childhood depression in children with IDDM; b) reducing symptoms of anxiety in children with IDDM; c) reducing the overall behavior difficulties in children with IDDM; d) increasing healthy adjustment in children with IDDM; e) increasing diabetic's …
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Childhood Depressive Symptoms: Comparison of Diverse Medical Diagnoses
<p>Childhood depression is a serious problem and has long term implications including increased risk for suicide and comorbid conditions. In addition, depressed children are at greater risk for social difficulties, non-compliance to medical regime, and academic difficulties. Children undergoing a …
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A time-limited group intervention to promote social competance in children referred to a child guidance clinic
… psychological development, poor relationships in childhood predate adult adjustment problems. In particular, peer relationships and the social bonds that maintain self-esteem play a role in the development, symptomatology, course and outcome of childhood depression. Thus, intervening on the level …
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Interaction of Parent Pain and Child Empathy on Child Depression: A Pilot Study
… using overall psychological distress rather than depression alone. Our hypotheses were not supported in the 25 dyad analyses, but they were supported in the 19 dyad sample. This indicated that the interaction was predictive of child psychological distress, that as parent pain and child empathy …
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Best Practice in Screening and Treatment of Preschool Childhood Major Depressive Disorder
<p>This project included a search, review of and retrieval of literature relevant to identification, diagnosis, and treatment of depressive symptoms in preschool age children. Diagnosis and treatment methods for young children are necessarily quite different from those for treating adolescents and …
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Examining the Association between Depressive Symptoms and Performance on Executive Function Measures in Children
… of cognitive deficits have been linked to depression. In particular, data exists to suggest that persons with depression are subject to poorer executive function compared to normal controls. Establishing the connection between depression and impaired executive function is particularly …