Study Recommends New Approach to Diagnosing Kids' Depression There's a new approach to treating teenage depression -- something that one out of every five teenagers experiences by age 18. A new study suggests that one way to help is to involve kids' primary physicians in identifying symptoms.

Study Recommends New Approach to Diagnosing Kids' Depression

Study Recommends New Approach to Diagnosing Kids' Depression

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There's a new approach to treating teenage depression — something that one out of every five teenagers experiences by age 18. A new study suggests that one way to help is to involve kids' primary physicians in identifying symptoms.

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