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Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Dysthymic Disorder (DD) are the most common mood disorders affecting children and adolescents, though Bipolar Disorder (BD) is on the rise (Kennedy, 2004; Merikangas, & Pato, 2009; Youngstrom, 2006). In fact, BD is emerging as the typical diagnosis in children under the age of 12 receiving psychiatric hospitalization

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