| The scope of depression is not limited to adults or | | | | extent suicidal tendencies. |
| grown ups. It also affects young children. Depression | | | | Identifying the problem would prevent future damage. |
| can be caused by several factors that usually affect | | | | Depression should be diagnosed in its early stage. If |
| one's emotion. In severe cases medical treatment are | | | | you suspect your child to be emotionally depressed |
| given, other resort to counseling to alleviate the feeling | | | | you have to seek for professional advice or help. |
| of emptiness. | | | | Taking anti depressant with out the doctors order can |
| Depression can be a manifestation of stress, anxiety, | | | | bring more harm than alleviating the child's depression. |
| emotional deprivation and low self esteem. Children | | | | Some depressant can be addictive and many become |
| who suffer from this emotional outbreak can develop | | | | dependent on these drugs to get away from reality. In |
| some personality disorder if left unattended. | | | | this case the anti depressant drug becomes a risk |
| Depression may not be a contagious disease but it | | | | factor for the child or patient. |
| affects everyone. Depressed children are children who | | | | Depressed children should under go some counseling if |
| have gone through emotional turmoil. | | | | their condition doesn't require them to take some anti |
| The significant symptoms of depressed children are | | | | depressant drug. Counseling will greatly help your child |
| the feeling of loneliness, sadness, decreased of interest | | | | in overcoming his depression. A constant |
| in activities he one's love to do, shows boredom, low | | | | communication and support could address his needs in |
| level of energy and self esteem. This unusual | | | | coping his depression. Parents can also offer some |
| behavioral display should not be ignored. If you suspect | | | | help by talking to their child and encouraging him to air |
| a student or a child who isolate himself from his | | | | out his sentiments and other pent up emotion. Suicidal |
| classmates or his siblings, be alarmed and find out if he | | | | tendencies in adult are common and for children this |
| manifests some signs of depression. Depression can | | | | can also be true. Never ignore your child's depression. |
| sometimes result to self inflicted pain and to some | | | | Do something about it before it goes too late. |