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 adults because young children lack the cognitive development and skills necesssry to express and self-regulate variable emotional states. The recommendations included a measure for screening (Preschool Feelings Checklist) and a treatment protocol (Incredible Years).</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

DNP

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Nursing

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Dill, Winston E

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kathleen M. Scharer

• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Nursing
• childhood
• depression
• preschool
• primary care
• screening

Statement dc:rights

• © 2009, Winston E Dill

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/18

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1019