Meghan Rose Donohue1, Diana J Whalen2, Kirsten E Gilbert2, Laura Hennefield2, Deanna M Barch2,3,4, Joan Luby2. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 2500, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. rdonohue@wustl.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 2500, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. 3. Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. 4. Department of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We review findings related to predictors, correlates, outcomes, and treatment of preschool depression that have been published in the last 3 years. RECENT FINDINGS: Preschool depression displays a chronic course through late adolescence and is associated with temperamental and personality traits, poorer physical health, and negative parenting practices. Preschool depression predicts deficits into adolescence, including social difficulties and blunted neural response to rewards. Depressed preschoolers can experience suicidal ideation and behaviors and display an accurate understanding of the finality of death. A treatment for preschool depression has now been validated that uses the parent-child relationship to enhance emotion development and reduce depressive symptoms. Preschool depression is homotypic with depression that occurs later in life. Future work elucidating mechanisms through which preschool depression develops and informs the sub-groups for which particular treatments may be most effective will have considerable implications for prevention and early intervention.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We review findings related to predictors, correlates, outcomes, and treatment of preschool depression that have been published in the last 3 years. RECENT FINDINGS: Preschool depression displays a chronic course through late adolescence and is associated with temperamental and personality traits, poorer physical health, and negative parenting practices. Preschool depression predicts deficits into adolescence, including social difficulties and blunted neural response to rewards. Depressed preschoolers can experience suicidal ideation and behaviors and display an accurate understanding of the finality of death. A treatment for preschool depression has now been validated that uses the parent-child relationship to enhance emotion development and reduce depressive symptoms. Preschool depression is homotypic with depression that occurs later in life. Future work elucidating mechanisms through which preschool depression develops and informs the sub-groups for which particular treatments may be most effective will have considerable implications for prevention and early intervention.
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Neurobiology; Physical health; Preschool depression; Review; Social functioning; Suicidality
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