... Words Child psychiatry W Longitudinal study W Adulthood W Psychopathology W Social adjustment Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to reassess former child and adolescent psychiatric patients as adults with regard to their further development. Methods: We used a catch-up design. A former...

... disorder W Anxiety W Child psychiatry Abstract This report examines clinical features of pure dysthymic disorder (DD, without superimposed major depressive disorder, MDD) in a sample of children and adolescents. Profiles of symptomatology and comorbidity as a function of age and gender are described...