The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: Implications for nosology

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

卷:133

Article

Gaffrey, Michael S.¹  Belden, Andy C.¹  Luby, Joan L.¹ 

[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Child Div, St Louis, MO 63110 USA

关键词: Preschool;    Depression;    Depressive Episode;    Mood Disorder;    Pediatric;    Developmental Psychopathology;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.056

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: Although validity for DSM-IV MDD symptom criteria in preschoolers has been demonstrated, whether the 2-week duration criterion is an appropriate threshold of clinical significance at this age remains unclear. The current study aimed to begin addressing this question. Method: Three hundred and six preschoolers were recruited from community sites and followed longitudinally for 2 years. A subsample including healthy preschoolers (N = 77) and those with MOD (N = 74) were examined. The MDD group was further divided based upon meeting (DSM, N = 24) or failing to meet (

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