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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 131, No. 8

Articles | August 01, 1974

Factors Influencing the Changing Clinical Expression of the Depressive Process in Children

LEON CYTRYN; DONALD H. MCKNEW

Am J Psychiatry 1974;131:879-881.

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Research Associate, Children's Hospital of the District of Columbia, 2125 13th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 and Clinical Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine

Research Associate, Children's Hospital of the District of Columbia, 2125 13th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 and Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Child Health and Development, George Washington University School of Medicine

1974, The American Psychiatric Association

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The authors attempt to conceptualize a pattern of defense against the depressive process that changes with age. They enumerate several forces that oppose or promote these defensive operations, resulting in three levels at which the depressive process manifests itself: fantasy, verbalization, and mood and behavior. The shifting balance of these forces helps to explain the variability with which the depressive process manifests itself throughout the various phases of the life cycle.

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