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Your last response was really helpful. Could you do the same critique/comment with the attached article on depression and children titled" "Mood Problems in Children and Adolescents"? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

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1. Could you do the same critique/comment with the attached article on depression and children? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

The article "Mood Problems in Children and Adolescents" reports that Depression is the most common mood disorder (others are bipolar - alternates between mania and depression; and dysthymia- low grade depression often beginning in children and extends over two years and throughout life) in both adults and children, but presents differently in children than in adults. For example, very young children who are unable to tell someone how they feel but instead present with headaches, stomach aches or other pains and aches. This brochure/article is helpful for parents and caregivers to understand these symptoms. Teens present with moodiness and can become very depressed. Not paying attention in school or ignoring requests from parents, especially when ...

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