Open AccessAffective disorders in childhood and adolescence
Author(s) -
Marija Burgić-Radmanović
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta medica academica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1840-2879
pISSN - 1840-1848
DOI - 10.5644/ama2006-124.9
Subject(s) - irritability , affect (linguistics) , psychosocial , mood disorders , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychology , mood , clinical psychology , medicine , anxiety , communication , economics , macroeconomics
Affective disorders in childhood have been more intensively studied in the last three decades. They can be recognized among the children of all ages, but are more frequent among the older children. The main characteristics of mood disorders are similar among children, adolescents and adults, although development factors affect their clinical features. Development factors affect the manifestation of all symptoms. Two main criteria for these disorders in childhood are mood disorders, such as reduced or elevated mood and irritability. These symptoms may result in social or academic damage. Depression among children is a wide-spread, family and recurrent condition, which continues episodically in adulthood. Depression is frequently associated\udwith other psychiatric disorders, increasing the risk of suicidal behaviour, misuse of psychoactive substances and behavioural disorders. Depression in childhood brings about worse psychosocial, academic and family functioning. Family, social and environmental factors have a significant role in affective disorders of children and young people