Adolescence
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Depression and Suicidal Behaviour in
Children and Adolescents
Julia Gledhill and Matthew Hodes
Academic Unit of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK
This chapter focuses on depressive disorder – as
defined by ICD-10 (
ICD-10 International Clas-
sification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders
in Children and Adolescents
) and DSM-IV-TR
(
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fourth Edition – Text Revision
) – and
suicidal behaviour. Whilst suicidal behaviour may
be indicative of a range of difficulties, it may
also be a symptom of depressive disorder. The
epidemiology, aetiological factors, course, diag-
nostic assessment and management for depressive
disorder and suicidal behaviour will be described.
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