(Pediatrics 2000) No serious problems at home or school. ... (Pediatrics 2000) Cut both wrists while at home alone, called friend thirty minutes later. ... (Pediatrics 2000) Hates parents and school, has run away from home twice and has not gone to school in six weeks. ... (DSM-IV) They are indecisive, have problems concentrating, and may lack energy or motivation; they may neglect their appearance and hygiene; and their normal sleep patterns are disturbed (DSM-IV) Dysthymic disorder is a mood disorder like major depressive disorder, but it has fewer symptoms and is more chronic. ...

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The experience of major depression is not solely a personal event especially when discussing young children- families are affected, school life is effected and certainly young children do not understand why it is they are feeling the way they are. When the sufferer is a child, the family is ultimate...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD is a neurological and psychological disease that affects a lot of people all over the world. Many people think that it is a sort of mind over matter type think when in all actuality it is an actual disease that can cause a person to live a diminished life. ...

• Word Count: 2741
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School