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In a previous study of depression in children (Sandler and Joffe, 1965), based on material from the Hampstead Index, a picture which was called the Depressive Reaction was isolated. It was characterized by a mood which was variously described by therapists as "sadness," "unhappiness" or "depression." This mood had both mental and bodily components. The child looked unhappy, had little interest in his surroundings, and appeared withdrawn, bored or listless. He had a feeling of discontent with what was offered to him and showed little capacity for pleasure. He communicated a sense of feeling rejected or unloved, and showed a readiness to turn away from disappointing objects. He was not prepared to accept help or comfort readily, and if he did respond at all, his underlying disappointment and dissatisfaction would re-emerge. He showed a tendency to regress to passive oral attitudes and behavior. Insomnia