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. |
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5.
Psychomotor retardation is more common in adults.
Author's
answer True.
Pervasive
loss of interest and significant psychomotor retardation, typical of adults
with depression, are not often observed as dramatically in children with
major depressive disorder.
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