Depression in pediatric chronic illness - A diathesis-stress model

Author(s): Elliott, M.

Journal/Book: Psychosomatics. 1999; 40: 1400 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA. Amer Psychiatric Association. 5-17.

Abstract: Depression in pediatric chronic illness has been receiving increasing attention in recent years. Studies to date have typically focused on characteristics of illness as the major determinants of the development of depression, but characteristics of the child have received less attention. This review suggests that a diathesis-stress model can be a fruitful heuristic that would incorporate illness characteristics and attributes of the child and environmental effects in an overall framework to guide future research and treatment.

Note: Review Burke P, Univ Arizona, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Psychiat, POB 245002, Tucson,AZ 85724 USA

Keyword(s): INFLAMMATORY BOWEL-DISEASE; DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS; SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; CYSTIC-FIBROSIS; PHENOBARBITAL TREATMENT; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; PHYSICAL DISORDERS; HEALTHY-CHILDREN; MENTAL-HEALTH

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