TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Depression in Medically Ill Children A1 - Maneta, Eleni A1 - DeMaso, David A2 - Barsky, Arthur J. A2 - Silbersweig, David A. A2 - Boland, Robert J. PY - 2016 T2 - Depression in Medical Illness AB - Each day children and adolescents† face a wide range of medical illnesses including allergies, asthma, epilepsy, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, all of which appear to be increasing in prevalence.1 According to the 2005 to 2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook, the two most common are allergies (53%) and asthma (38.8%).2 The increasing prevalence of these has been partly attributed to medical advances that have reduced mortality rates, so that children with chronic medical conditions now live longer.3,4 The increased prevalence of childhood illnesses is also related to increased exposure to toxic stress, sedentary lifestyle, and an unhealthy diet leading to increased childhood obesity and subsequently other comorbid medical disorders.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138126817 ER -