Depression in Children with Specific Learning Disabilities | ||
| مجلة دراسات الطفولة | ||
| Article 4, Volume 21, Issue 10.2018, October 2018, Pages 1-6 PDF (2.19 M) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsc.2018.48031 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: About 5% of adolescents and children in the general population suffer from depression at some point. Objective: To compare symptoms of depression among children with and without learning disabilities. Methods: 51 children with learning disorders and 50 children with a typical school performance, aged between 8 and 14 years old, were studied. The investigation of the depression signs was performed by applying the Child Depression Inventory. Results: Children diagnosed with learning disorders have a higher frequency of depressive symptoms compared to children without learning difficulties. Conclusion: In this study it was found that children diagnosed with specific learning disorders have higher frequency of depressive symptoms compared to children without learning difficulties. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Depression; Learning Disorder; children | ||
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