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We aimed to determine the prevalence of depression among children with DMD and to explore the relationship of depression with age, socio-demographic parameters, family history, steroid use, and current motor ability of children.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in 50 boys with DMD (aged 8\u201316 years) in an outpatient clinic. Self-reported symptoms of depression were assessed using the children\u2019s depression rating scale-revised.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n We observed that 28% of children were clinically depressed, while 12% of children had subthreshold depressive symptoms. The cognitive domain of depression was observed to be the most affected in the majority of study participants. A significant association was found between socioeconomic status, positive family history of DMD, and school difficulties with co-existing depression (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.05). 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