Depression in 3/6‐year‐old children: clinical and psychosocial outcomes in later childhood and adolescence

Background In recent years, epidemiological and clinical studies have revealed that depressive disorders can present in early childhood. To clarify the validity and prognostic significance of early childhood‐onset depression, we investigated diagnostic and functional outcomes in later childhood and adolescence. Methods A community sample ( N = 516) was assessed for psychopathology at ages 3 and 6 using the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment....