Depression in childhood
Reluctance to attend school and excessive clinging to parents may be symptoms of depression.
Poor academic performance or a change in scholastic achievement as well as behavioural problems such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity and running away from home may be despressive symptoms in adolescence.
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Revision date: June 18, 2011
Last revised: by Janet A. Staessen, MD, PhD
Revision date: June 18, 2011
Last revised: by Janet A. Staessen, MD, PhD