Who is affected by childhood and adolescent depression

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Author:	Jeannette Curtis Lila Havens Carrie Henley	Last Updated: June 26, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Gisele Ferguson, MD, FRCPC - Psychiatry, Child and Youth Psychiatry
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