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Children's Health and Mental Illness: Depression in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet
Children's Health and Mental Illness: Depression in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet
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About 11 percent of adolescents have a depressive
disorder by age 18 according to the National
Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).
Girls are more likely than boys to experience depression.
The risk for depression increases as a child gets
older. According to the World Health Organization,
major depressive disorder is the leading cause of
disability among Americans age 15 to 44.
Because normal behaviors vary from one childhood
stage to another, it can be difficult to tell whether a
child who shows changes in behavior is just going
through a temporary “phase” or is suffering from
depression.
disorder by age 18 according to the National
Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).
Girls are more likely than boys to experience depression.
The risk for depression increases as a child gets
older. According to the World Health Organization,
major depressive disorder is the leading cause of
disability among Americans age 15 to 44.
Because normal behaviors vary from one childhood
stage to another, it can be difficult to tell whether a
child who shows changes in behavior is just going
through a temporary “phase” or is suffering from
depression.
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