Van der Westhuizen, DeborahKruger, Christa2010-10-192010-10-192005-12Van der Westhuizen, D & Kruger, C 2005, 'Observing a decline in general school functioning associated with depressive disorders in children - a potential role for teachers?', South African Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 96-98. [http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp]1608-9685http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15032Childhood depressive disorders frequently go unrecognised. This study explores how a decline in school functioning (often associated with depressive disorders) can be identified by teachers using an 8-item questionnaire. Trained teachers recognised changes in the school functioning of 165 children aged 10 - 14 years, which were associated with possible depressive disorders (‘screen positives’) as identified by the Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS).enHealth and Medical Publishing GroupDepressive disordersArticle