 Key features of depression and its management in general practice. |
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1. The diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in childhood are essentially the same as adults. |
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2. In children with major depressive disorder anxiety is more common than in older age groups. |
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3. In children with major depressive disorder somatic symptoms are more common than in older age groups. |
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4. Auditory hallucinations are more common in adults than children with depression. |
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5. Psychomotor retardation is more common in adults. |
2. In children with major depressive disorder anxiety is more common than in older age groups.
Author's answer True.
There is some evidence that children with major depressive disorder experience more symptoms of anxiety than those in older age groups.