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Depression and suicide in children and adolescents
1Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
Pediatrics in Review
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
Depression, suicide, and suicidal behavior in the pediatric population are serious public health problems. Pediatricians in collaboration with psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can make an important contribution to the mental health of children and adolescents through the identification, referral, and management of depressed and suicidal youth.