Social neuroscience of child and adolescent depression

The neuroscience and context of adolescent depression

UNLABELLED Adolescent depression is a growing public health concern with an increased risk of negative health outcomes, including suicide. The use of antidepressants and psychotherapy has not halted its increasing prevalence, and there is a critical need for effective prevention and treatment. We reviewed the neuroscience of adolescent depression, with a focus on the neurocircuitry of sustained...

Multidisciplinary Approach to Child and Adolescent Depression

1Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary 2Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Institute of Mental Health Research and Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada 3Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK 4Research and Evaluation Unit, Women’s and Children’s Hospital and School of Paed...

Adolescent social cognitive and affective neuroscience: past, present, and future.

In this article, we review three areas of research within adolescent social cognitive and affective neuroscience: (i) emotion reactivity and regulation, (ii) mentalizing and (iii) peer relations, including social rejection or acceptance as well as peer influence. The review provides a context for current contributions to the special issue of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience on Adoles...

The DSM-III Classification of Child and Adolescent Depression

Over the last decade, notable advances have been made in the classification of child and adolescent psychopathology. The use of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-III (DSM-III) diagnostic categories for depression with children and adolescents was investigated using archival classification data spanning an 8-year time period. Records were located for inpatients (N=260) and ou...

Postnatal depression, social support, and child abuse.