[Depressive disorders in mentally retarded children. A review of selected literature. Part II].

This article is a review of the results of empirical research concerning reactive depression in children with mild mental retardation. The reactive depression is understood as a childs' reaction to important losses. The author presents a review concerning epidemiology and symptomatology of dystimic disorders in children with mental retardation. The article shows similarities and differences in manifestation of reactive depression in children with mild mental retardation and children without mental retardation.