Information and opinions on health from Dr. Charles Sophy at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/86050/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/86050/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/86050/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/86050/27257/depression-blog Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:35:00 -0400 Dr. Charles Sophy One of the most misunderstood aspects of child and adolescent depression is that many adults truly believe that child and adolescent depression does not actually exist.  Not true.  Depression exists in approximately 1 in 33 children and is currently on the rise.  Yet nine times out of ten when I diagnose depression in a child or adolescent, the first reaction I get from parents is "How is that possible?" or "Are you sure?" ... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/86050/27257/depression-blog