A 15-year-old girl is brought by her mother, who says that for four months she has snapped at everyone, slippe…

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A 15-year-old girl is brought by her mother, who says that for four months she has snapped at everyone, slipped from top of the class to failing, given up netball and stopped seeing friends. She sleeps twelve hours and is still exhausted, and has lost 5 kg without dieting. Last week she told her mother there is no point to anything. She eats what is put in front of her and has never mentioned her weight or shape. Her teachers say her concentration was excellent until this year. Nothing has chang…

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Major depressive episode

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Adjustment disorder with depressed mood

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Anorexia nervosa

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Normal adolescent development

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