Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Childhood - Needham SEPAC
Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Childhood - Needham SEPAC
Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Childhood - Needham SEPAC
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Depression <strong>and</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> Children express symptoms differently fromadults Highly irritable, defiant, easily angered Difficulty comply<strong>in</strong>g with rout<strong>in</strong>e activities. Somatic symptoms/compla<strong>in</strong> of feel<strong>in</strong>g sick Excessive cl<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g/worry about parent dy<strong>in</strong>g Older children/adolescents: sulk/grouchy, exhibitbehavioral problems at school, feelmisunderstood. FMRI research found altered process<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>reward centers (decreased) <strong>and</strong> amygdala(<strong>in</strong>creased) of the bra<strong>in</strong>.
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