We've probably all come across them at some point. The little boy or girl who doesn't seem to interact well or enjoy the games others are playing. Maybe their appetite isn't all it might be and perhaps they're a bit quieter than the kids around them. According to Joan Luby, a Professor of Psychiatry in the Early Emotional Development Program at the Washington University School of Medicine, these may be symptoms of preschool depression.
Depression in children is a well established if still...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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