Background: About 5% of adolescents and children in the general population suffer from depression at some point. Objective: To compare symptoms of depression among children with and without learning disabilities. Methods: 51 children with learning disorders and 50 children with a typical school performance, aged between 8 and 14 years old, were studied. The investigation of the depression signs was performed by applying the Child Depression Inventory. Results: Children diagnosed with learning disorders have a higher frequency of depressive symptoms compared to children without learning difficulties. Conclusion: In this study it was found that children diagnosed with specific learning disorders have higher frequency of depressive symptoms compared to children without learning difficulties.
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