Preschool depression: The importance of identification of depression early in development

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Luby, Joan L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotion development; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953805926     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410364493     Document Type: Article

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