Key features of depression and its management in general practice.
 
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1. Approximately 2% of children have major depressive disorder.
2. Major depression is more common in girls than boys.
3. Less than 10% of children with depression relapse after recovery.
4. More than 20% of children with major depression develop a bipolar disorder later in life.
5. Major depression is more common in children than adolescents.

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4. More than 20% of children with major depression develop a bipolar disorder later in life.

Author's answer True.

Approximately 20-40% of young people develop a bipolar disorder within 5 years following their depressive disorder.