Do kids have depression?

Child depression

Depression is a mental disorder that is accompanied by a long-term reduced mood, thought and propulsion. It has not been thought that children of depression do not have a depression, and the depressive state of the child has been written into a bad character, cripples or selfishness.

Child depression

A child, unlike an adult, cannot understand the depth of his or her experiences and understand what happens to him. Children tend to complain that they're bored, sad or hungry to cry. Adults do not always understand what happens to a child because child depression is well masked by a large number of complaints of maltreatment. Therefore, the sooner the exact diagnosis is established, the faster and more efficient the treatment will be.

Reasons for depression

depr1.jpgDepression in the child may result in:

  • The family environment (frequent conflicts between parents, lack of parental care or vice hysterope);
  • The frequent change of place of residence and school, which leads to the inability to make friends;
  • Problems at school (impedition or complex relationships with peers);
  • hormonal reorganization in adolescence;
  • Heavy stress (home loss, divorce of parents, traumatizing psychotic situations).

Child depression symptoms

Depression in the child may be expressed as follows:

  • The slightest offense, comment or other minor cause leads to tears;
  • Loss of appetite;
  • Loss of interest in previously loved classes, apathy;
  • Closed;
  • mental and physical incapacity;
  • sleep violations;
  • Frequent complaints of fatigue and lack of assistance;
  • an unwarranted sense of anxiety and anxiety attacks.

There may also be physical manifestations in the form of disturbances in the work of a stomach-kid tract, difficult breathing, heart or skin pains and outbursts.

The most dangerous manifestation of depression in the child may be the emergence of thoughts about suicide. They occur not at the very beginning of the disease, but after a long time. A child can elaborate on a suicide plan. This phenomenon has the highest prevalence among adolescents.

Treatment of child depression

depr2.jpgIt is almost impossible for a child to leave the depressive state on its own, especially if it lasts long enough to be suicidal. Therefore, the primary task of parents is to provide timely medical care. The experienced psychiatrist will provide the right diagnosis, help understand the causes of depression, plan their removal together with the parents and provide treatment. Don't try to treat the disease yourself. An unprofessional approach could exacerbate the situation and lead to irreparable consequences.


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