Depression is not just a state of mind for adults – children are suffering from the disease.
Depression is a feeling of hopelessness, sadness and unworthiness. Many people feel sad, but if someone is depressed, feelings of sadness or extreme or persistent, is to get through the normal operation.
Causes of Depression
The cause of depression is not fully understood. Many factors can contribute to how the loss of a loved one or children, to end a friendship, pain, stress, family problems eg, separation of parents and problems bullying in schools. Some children are less prone to problems than others, so that while some settled, others are depressed.
Genetics and evolution of the family may partly explain why some people are more prone to depression. This may also explain why the concentration of certain chemicals in the brain, abnormal in depression.
Who is at risk for depression?
In the 1980s, many psychiatrists believe that children are unable depressed because she’s emotional maturity to be sad. However, most children are likely to feel low.
At least two percent of children under the age of 12 living with severe depression and adolescents increased by five percent – at least one depressed child in each class.
More than half of adults with depression say they can show the first symptoms before the age of 20 years.
Symptoms of depression in children
There are many symptoms associated with depression, which may make it difficult to recognize. Common symptoms of depression in children include:
Very satisfied, there is a lot of time.
Headache, abdominal pain, fatigue and other physical ailments that seem vague with no apparent cause.
Do you spend much time in bed, but sleep badly and wake up in the early morning hours.
Hurt at school.
The most significant changes in body weight.
Be remarkable irritability, poor or face quiet and introverted.
Loss of interest in recreation.
Having feelings of worthlessness or recurrent worthless.
He committed suicide.
It is not always easy to recognize depression in children because they are less able to express their feelings and tend to react their moods in a physical. So while some naturally sad, crying and withdrawn, others hyperactive troubled tyrants.
If you are concerned about your child, especially if they have symptoms for more than three to four weeks, you should consult your doctor. Also tell your friends your child tries to get a different perspective on their feelings.
If your son never spoke of suicide, taking more seriously and get professional advice. The threat of children, often as an empty or no longer want to worry about being seen. It is important to involve family members and to improve communication and to support family.
Depression is not clear, but some children are more vulnerable, especially those with physical illness has been abused, or from a house where there marital discord and family disintegration.
However, many also fear can trigger a depressive episode, such as anxiety before exams.
Rethinking mental health charity has an appropriate board to some of the most common causes of the accident.
The diagnosis of depression
If you suspect your child might be depressed, talk to your doctor. The diagnosis is usually at about the history and clinical symptoms, your doctor will talk to the child.
The treatment of depression in children
The treatment consisted of speech, such as counseling or psychotherapy and antidepressants. Enough talk about the problem for the family and friends is often an important step to recovery.
Although the children are not easy at first, it is important to help them understand why they become depressed, how can key issues in their lives and how they develop a more positive view of their world address. This usually involves a form of psychotherapy.
Children like adults with depression can not “get it” or “calm”. It is a long-term problem with a depressive episode lasts an average of eight months.
Although most children with depression to normal after a year or two, at least half a tendency to be depressed again in a few years.
Usually respond very quickly to the treatment of children. Antidepressants are rarely needed, but it may be useful in some cases. Most children can be treated at home or in an outpatient clinic, then only rarely remain in the hospital.
If you suspect that your son committed suicide to talk to your doctor right away – and try to talk to your son.