Depression and anxiety affect up to 15 percent of preschoolers

Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 03:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Almost 15 percent of preschoolers have atypically high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The five-year investigation also found that children with atypically high depression and anxiety levels are more likely to have mothers with a history of depression...

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