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Übersichtsarbeit

Depressive Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter - Eine Übersicht

Published Online:November 02, 2007https://doi.org/10.1024/1422-4917.35.6.385

Abstract

Zusammenfassung: Depressive Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter sind ein ernstzunehmendes Gesundheitsrisiko, das eine große Anzahl von Komplikationen und Spätfolgen haben kann. Eine Literaturrecherche in PubMed, Psycontent und Psyndex gibt die gegenwärtige Datenlage wieder und die Ergebnisse werden kritisch diskutiert. Auffällig war die geringe Anzahl an Studien für Kinder und die wenige Beachtung möglicher geschlechterbezogener Unterschiede. Nicht nur im Bezug auf die Epidemiologie, Erkrankungsdauer, Symptomatik, Komorbidität, Entwicklungspsychopathologie werden weitere Untersuchungen notwendig sein, sondern gerade bezüglich einer adäquaten Pharmako- und Psychotherapie sind unumgänglich, um auf die Prognose, Progredienz und Persistenz der Erkrankung erfolgreich Einfluß nehmen zu können.


Depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence

Summary: Childhood depressive disorders are a health risk that need to be taken seriously due to their potential associated complications. A literature search of previously published studies about this subject utilizing PubMed, Psycontent and Psyndex has been performed. The data has been analyzed and the results discussed critically. It becomes apparent that few studies focus on depressive disorders in children and not much consideration is given to possible gender-related differences. Further investigation is needed in regard to epidemiology, symptoms, comorbid factors and duration of these disorders including studying the children’s developmental psychopathology. It is especially essential to establish adequate pharmaco- and psychotherapeutic treatments to ameliorate prognosis, progression and persistence of depressive disorders in children.

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