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@article{ Domènech-Llaberia2009,
title = {Prevalence of major depression in preschool children},
author = {Domènech-Llaberia, Edelmira and Viñas, Ferran and Pla, Esther and Jané, Maria Claustre and Mitjavila, Mercè and Corbella, Teresa and Canals, Josefa},
journal = {European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry},
number = {10},
pages = {597-604},
volume = {18},
year = {2009},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0019-6},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-202726},
abstract = {The prevalence of preschool major depressive disorder (MDD) was studied in the community. The whole population of children between 3 and 6 years attending preschool nurseries in three areas (one urban, one rural and one suburban) in Spain (n = 1,427) were contacted. Selection was by a two-stage procedure. At stage I, the ESDM 3-6, a screening measure for preschool depression, was used to identify a sample for more intensive interviewing. Sensitivity and specificity of the cut-off point of the ESDM 3–6 had been previously tested in a pilot study (n = 229). During the first stage, 222 preschool children (15.6%) were found to be probable depressives, because they scored 27 or more, the cut-off used. At stage II, the children were interviewed and diagnosed by the consensus of two clinicians, blind to the ESDM 3-6 results. DSM-IV diagnostic criteria were used to define caseness. A total of 16 children (1.12%) met the MDD criteria. The prevalence by areas was urban 0.87%, rural 0.88%, suburban 1.43%. Sex distribution prevalence was 1:1. This study is a contribution to the scarce epidemiology of preschool depression in the community.},
}