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Study of quality of life of patients with childhood and adolescent depression

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Rajesh S. Narwade1 , Alka Subramanyam2

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Background: Depression is common psychological disorder affects about 121 million people worldwide World Health Organization(WHO) states that depression is the leading cause of disability as measured by years lived with disability (YLD) and fourth leading contributor to global burden disease, an estimated 3-4% of India's 100 crores plus population suffer from major mental disorder, in the southeast Asian region, 11% of DALY's and 27% of YLD's are attributed to neuropsychiatric disease. Depression imposes itself not only on adults but it takes its toll on children and adolescents as well. Normally, parents want their children to be happy. Yet despite doing their best to provide and protect them, children may still encounter disappointments, frustrations, or real heartbreak. At times, children may feel sad and needy. However, some children and adolescents seem to be constantly experiencing sorrow, hopelessness, and helplessness. Depression is an illness where the feeling sadness persists and intervene with the child or adolescents functional ability

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