Childhood Depression

Shyness in a child and depression after bereavement could be classed as mental illness

9 Feb 2012

The threat comes in the form of proposed changes to a U.S. manual of mental disorders, viewed as a bible by some in the field.

Landsberg, Hughes say toughest adversary is depression

8 Feb 2012

Clara Hughes and Michael Landsberg have faced tough challenges in their lives -- Hughes as an Olympian and Landsberg as a no-holds-barred TV sports show host. But both Hughes and Landsberg agree the toughest adversary they've ever faced, is depression.

Depression forecasts difficulties with peers in middle childhood

7 Feb 2012

( Society for Research in Child Development ) A longitudinal study of children in the middle years of childhood has found that depression forecasts problems in peer relationships, including being victimized by peers and problems being accepted by peers. For the study, researchers looked at 480 youths from fourth through sixth grades and used child, classmate, parent, and teacher surveys to ...