Depressive Illnesses in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Current Concepts

McConville, Brian J.; Bruce, Rosie

doi:10.1177/070674378503000208

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“…There are many altemative diagnostic systems and different types of depressive syndromes or disorders that they encompass (Carlsson & Garber, 1986;McConville & Bruce, 1985). There are many altemative diagnostic systems and different types of depressive syndromes or disorders that they encompass (Carlsson & Garber, 1986;McConville & Bruce, 1985).…”

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“…The current view that guides research is that the essential features of depression as a disorder are similar in children, adolescents and adults. There are many altemative diagnostic systems and different types of depressive syndromes or disorders that they encompass (Carlsson & Garber, 1986;McConville & Bruce, 1985). Alternative diagnostic systems include the Research Diagnostic Criteria (Spitzer er al, 1978), the International Classification of Diseases (World Health Organization, 1987), and a system proposed by the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, Committee on Child Psychiatry (1966).…”

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Childhood Depression

Kazdin

1990

Child Psychology Psychiatry

198

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Section: Diagnostic Criteria Independent Of Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Diagnostic Criteria Independent Of Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Childhood Depression

Kazdin

1990

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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105

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“…This contrasts markedly with progress in adult depression, which has increasingly focused on the interpersonal context of depression (e.g., Coyne, 1976;Weissman & Paykel, 1974). McConville and Bruce (1985) reviewed a number of clinical descriptions of the families of depressed children, consistently finding the perception that these families are marked by chaotic, rejecting, and hostile interaction patterns. However, we located only one study that directly assessed family interaction patterns associated with childhood depression.…”

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Childhood depression and conduct disorder: II. An analysis of family interaction patterns in the home.

Dadds¹,

Sanders²,

Morrison³

et al. 1992

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

124

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Few researchers have assessed family interaction patterns associated with childhood depression, especially using observations in natural settings. We directly sampled the interaction patterns of families with depressed, conduct-disordered, mixed depressed-conduct-disordered, and comparison children ages 7-14 years in their homes during the evening meal. Observational measures were taken of positive and aversive behaviors and affect expression for both parents, the referred children, and their siblings. Results replicated previous research showing that conduct-disordered children express high levels of aversive behavior and anger and are part of a family system marked by conflict and aggression. The depressed children were exposed to maternal aversiveness but did not show any evidence of elevated levels of anger or aversiveness in their own behavior. Surprisingly, this was also true for the mixed-disorder children. High levels of depression in both groups of depressed children were associated with low levels of conflict and anger in family members. Overall, siblings showed very similar patterns of behavior, and were exposed to similar patterns of parental behavior, as the referred children. Results are discussed in terms of family models that emphasize the function of aggression and depression in the maintenance of child psychopathology. child category. All kappas were higher than 75% (M= 86.3, SD = 6.5). Observers were unaware of the family's group status and the specific hypotheses under investigation. depression in 7-to 14-year-olds or the rate at which such depression is detected and referred in this group is considerably lower in our community than elsewhere (Kazdin, 1990). Further research into ethnocultural variations in the occurrence and referral of childhood depression might reveal valuable epidemiological data. The final publication can be obtained online from APA PsycNET

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“…behavior and psychological experience are included in most classifications of childhood depression (McConville & Bruce, 1985).…”

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Ecology of depression in late childhood and early adolescence: A profile of daily states and activities.

Larson

Raffaelli

Richards

et al. 1990

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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This study investigated daily states and time use patterns associated with depression. Four hundred eighty-three 5th to 9th graders reported on their experience when signalled by pagers at random times. Depressed youth reported more negative affect and social emotions, lower psychological investment, lower energy, and greater variability in affect. These differences were weaker for 5th and 6th graders, suggesting that self-reported feeling states are a poor indicator of depression prior to adolescence. No differences were found in the daily activities of depressed youths nor in the amount of time spent alone, but depressed youths experienced other people as less friendly and more often reported wanting to be alone, especially when with their families. They also spent less time in public places and more time in their bedrooms. Finally, depressed boys, but not girls, spent much less time with friends, particularly of the same sex, suggesting that social isolation is more strongly associated with depression for boys.Depression is diagnosed as a condition of psychological maladjustment to daily life. Diagnostic schemes, such as the revised third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-HI-R, American Psychiatric Association, 1987), identify cardinal symptoms that include distinct patterns of daily behavior (e.g. social isolation) and a list of psychological states (depressed mood, low energy, poor concentration, loss of interest in normal activities, feelings of fatigue, psychomotor agitation, and a sense of worthlessness) presumed to permeate much of a person's waking hours. Although there is an increasing recognition that depression may be expressed differently in childhood and adolescence than in adulthood (Carlson & Garber, 1986;Rutter, 1986), these features of daily

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Depressive Illnesses in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Current Concepts

Cited by 15 publications

References 76 publications

Childhood Depression

Childhood Depression

Childhood depression and conduct disorder: II. An analysis of family interaction patterns in the home.

Ecology of depression in late childhood and early adolescence: A profile of daily states and activities.

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