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Depression

FAST FACTS > Facts on Depression
In children and adolescents, depression is not always characterized by sadness but instead by irritability, boredom, or an inability to experience pleasure.*

Resources from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

Adolescent Depression and Mental Health Services.
Infocus. www.healthinschools.org/focus/2002/no5.htm

Psychotropic Drugs and Children: A Fact Sheet.
http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/psychotropic.asp

Other Resources

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Facts For Families: The Depressed Child. 2004.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/depressd.htm

Nemours Foundation.
Understanding Depression.
http://kidshealth.com/parent/emotions/feelings/
understanding_depression.html

Nemours Foundation.
Why Am I Sad? 2002.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/sadness.html

New York University.
About Our Kids. Screening Checklist.
www.med.nyu.edu/cgi-bin/aboutourkids/depression/depression_test.cgi

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
What is Depression? 2000.
www.ahrq.gov/consumer/bodysys/edbody10.htm