Depression in Down Syndrome: A review of the literature

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1432-1440

  Walker, J C ^a,b   Dosen, A ^a   Buitelaar, J K ^c   Janzing, J G E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Depressive disorder; Down Syndrome; Review; Risk factors; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HALLUCINATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LIFE EVENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PARANOIA; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958273984     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.02.010     Document Type: Review

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