Prevalence of child depression in Medellin (Colombia)
Date
2010
Authors
Pérez Muñoz, Verónica
Restrepo Ochoa, Diego Alveiro
Gaviria Castellanos, Natalia
Zapata Vélez, Verónica
Aristizábal Zuluaga, Ana Catalina
Bustamante Castillo, Juliana
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Universidad CES
Abstract
This study investigates the prevalence of depressive symptomatology among schooled children between 8 and 12 years of Medellin city for 2009, presents the socio-demographic characteristics and the main clinical features of depression for this population. Participants were 320 children who completed the Children Depression Inventory. Unvariate and bivariate analysis were calculated. A total of 26 children reported depressive symptoms, for a prevalence of 8.9 %. No statistically significant differences were found by gender or age. Anhedonia and Ineffectiveness showed to be the main clinical features for child depression in the children of Medellin.
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Psicología infantil, Depresión infantil, Medellín (Antioquia), Antioquia (Colombia)