 Oral presentationDepression in children and adolescentsDimitrios Anagnostopoulos Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Community Mental Health Center Byron-Kesariani, Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens, Greece  corresponding author email
from International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour
Thessaloniki, Greece. 28 November – 2 December 2007 Annals of General Psychiatry 2008,
7(Suppl 1):S14doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-S1-S14 First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
Depression in childhood has been recognized as a separate clinic entity since 1970's. Recent studies have shown that it is a very serious disorder, which involves the risk of perpetuation or relapse and it has a great impact on child's functioning, as well as on the whole family's life. Clinical features vary according to child's developmental phase. Depressive symptomatology is expressed more by somatic symptoms and conduct problems than verbal formulation concerning the depressive feelings. The usual comorbid conditions of child depression are anxiety disorders, learning disorders and conduct disorders. The aetiology of child depression is multi-factorial. The genetic factor implicates the children of depressed parents. These children are in a higher risk status for the development of the disorder. Negative life events often signify the onset of a depressed episode. Cognitive approaches have studied the important cognitive distortions, which are implicated in low self-esteem, as well as, in self-criticism concerning the depressed children. Psychodynamic approach has been based on the study of those psychic mechanisms, which are involved in confronting of a loss. | 
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