[Hyperactivity and infantile depression: a frequent association?].

We analyzed the scores obtained on the Children Depression Scale (CDS) (1) in a group of hyperactive children (n = 39) and a control group (n = 15). We observed that there were more children with depression in the hyperactive group (9) than in the control group (O). No significant differences appeared in the hyperactive index (Conners Teacher Rating Scale) between the depressed hyperactive group (DHG) and the non-depressed hyperactive group (HG). No significant correlation appeared between the level of hyperactivity and depression. The HG group showed no significant difference in their performance on the CDS subtests with respect to the control group. However, the results of the "Positive Varios" (PV) subtest would indicate the existence of greater feelings of sadness, unhappiness and the absence of entertainment in this group.