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The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology.

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Gaffrey, MS; Belden, AC; Luby, JL
Published in: Journal of affective disorders
October 2011

Although validity for DSM-IV MDD symptom criteria in preschoolers has been demonstrated, whether the 2-week duration criterion is an appropriate threshold of clinical significance at this age remains unclear. The current study aimed to begin addressing this question.Three hundred and six preschoolers were recruited from community sites and followed longitudinally for 2 years. A subsample including healthy preschoolers (N=77) and those with MDD (N=74) were examined. The MDD group was further divided based upon meeting (DSM, N=24) or failing to meet (

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Journal of affective disorders

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EISSN

1573-2517

ISSN

0165-0327

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

133

Issue

3

Start / End Page

537 / 545

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Depressive Disorder, Major
 

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Gaffrey, M. S., Belden, A. C., & Luby, J. L. (2011). The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology. Journal of Affective Disorders, 133(3), 537–545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.056
Gaffrey, Michael S., Andy C. Belden, and Joan L. Luby. “The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology.Journal of Affective Disorders 133, no. 3 (October 2011): 537–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.056.
Gaffrey MS, Belden AC, Luby JL. The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology. Journal of affective disorders. 2011 Oct;133(3):537–45.
Gaffrey, Michael S., et al. “The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology.Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 133, no. 3, Oct. 2011, pp. 537–45. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.056.
Gaffrey MS, Belden AC, Luby JL. The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology. Journal of affective disorders. 2011 Oct;133(3):537–545.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of affective disorders

DOI

EISSN

1573-2517

ISSN

0165-0327

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

133

Issue

3

Start / End Page

537 / 545

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Depressive Disorder, Major