 Key features of depression and its management in general practice. |
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1. Approximately 2% of children have major depressive disorder. |
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2. Major depression is more common in girls than boys. |
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3. Less than 10% of children with depression relapse after recovery. |
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4. More than 20% of children with major depression develop a bipolar disorder later in life. |
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5. Major depression is more common in children than adolescents. |
2. Major depression is more common in girls than boys.
Author's answer False.
Among children, the ratio of boys to girls with depressive disorder is 1:1, while it is 1:2 in adolescents. The change in the ratio occurs as children move through puberty.