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Is there an epidemic of child or adolescent depression?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2006 · Vol. 47(12) · pp. 1263–1271

E. Jane Costello✉(Duke University)Alaattin Erkanli(Duke University)Adrian Angold(Duke University)

Abstract

When concurrent assessment rather than retrospective recall is used, there is no evidence for an increased prevalence of child or adolescent depression over the past 30 years. Public perception of an 'epidemic' may arise from heightened awareness of a disorder that was long under-diagnosed by clinicians.

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Child and Adolescent HealthDepression (economics)PsychologyPopulationRecall biasPsychiatryRecallRetrospective cohort studyMedical prescriptionPediatricsMajor depressive episode

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AdolescentChildDepressionDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleCohort Studies

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William T. Grant Foundation

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