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Major Depression in Children

Early-Onset Bipolar

 

Major Depression in Children

Most Common Symptoms

  • Irritability
  • Social withdrawal
  • Anhedonia
  • Low self-esteem
  • Themes of death, suicide, or self-destruction appearing in play
  • Sleep Disturbance

Common Symptoms

  • School failure
  • Loneliness
  • Sadness
  • Low energy

Associated Signs and Symptoms

  • Vague, nonspecific physical complaints
  • Running away from home
  • Boredom
  • Extreme sensitivity to rejection or failure
  • Difficulty with relationships
  • Substance use or abuse

Early - Onset Bipolar Disorder

Most Common Symptoms

  • Grandiosity
  • Decreased need for sleep
  • Flight of ideas
  • Distractibility
  • Pressured speech
  • Increased activity
  • Risk - taking behavior
  • Disorganized thinking or behavior

 

 

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