Inquiry question: How should childhood depression and anxiety be treated/dealt with? Introduction: Clinical depression, depression, biological depression, and major depression, all refer to the same thing: feeling sad for weeks or months on end. Depressed individuals struggle with feelings of dispaer, hopelessness, and no energy; things like getting out of bed, taking a shower, and eating become hard to do. Recent evidence has validated clinical depression in children as young as age 3, but not much data is available to gauge treatment of early childhood depression (Luby, 2011). These kids are often left behind in school academically and socially. A helping hand from a teacher could make all the difference in the world to them. I would like to attempt to understand depression’s specific effects on children, who have even less control over their lives. As a future teacher I think this topic is very important; we need to be educated on how to recognize depression, and be able to offer treatments and/or help to deal with it. Discussion of research: Depression among children and young adults is common but often unrecognized. “According to the 1992 National Comorbidity Survey, at any given time, nearly 2% of children ages 7–12 in the United States have major depression. The rate of 6%–9% among late adolescents is similar to the adult rate.” (health.harvard.edu, 2002). Under the umbrella of depression we find anything from sadness to bi-polar disorder, and studies have shown the number of young people diagnosed with depression every year increases as their age decreases (Kessler, R. C. and Walters, E. E., 1998). Risk factors include mostly a family history of depression, but there are also many other possible triggers: “The... ... middle of paper ... ...R.C. and Walters, E.E. (1998). Epidemiology of DSM-lll-R Major depression and minor depression among adolescents and young adults in the national comorbidity survey. Depress. Anxiety 7:3-14. Doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(1998)7:1<3::AID-DA2>3.0.CO;2-F 3.) Levinson, M.D, D. F., & Nichols, M.D, W.E (n.d). Major Depression and Genetics. genRED retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://depressiongenetics.stanford.edu 4.) Luby, J. (2011, October 8). Early Childhood Depression. NCBI.GOV. Retrived March 12, 2014 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ 5.) Mcdevitt T, Ormrod J. (2013). Child Development and Education 5th Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ.: Merrill. 6.) Park, R. J. (2010, August 31). Depression in childhood and Adolescence. Netdoctor. Retrieved March 13, 2014, from http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/depression/childhoodandadolescence_000052.htm
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As reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), depression occurs in over 26% of adolescents and can lead to morbidity, mortality, and social problems that can last into adulthood (SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS -- RISKS AND BENEFITS, 2015). Signs of adolescent depression can sometimes be different than adults, and possibly harder to identify. It is most often identified as an increase in negative behaviors or somatic complaints such as an upset stomach (SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS -- RISKS AND BENEFITS, 2015). Behavioral changes that are associated with adolescent depression include an increase in irritability, tantrums, anger outbursts, decrease in school performance, and social isolation (SCREENING
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It is not common knowledge, but people can be genetically predisposed to develop depression during their lives. Depression runs in families. It can be passed d...
Children’s Depression Inventory – CDI2 (Kovacs, 2011). The CDI2 is the latest update to the original CDI. It assesses depression in children aged 7 to 17. Internal consistency of the CDI was .86 in the normative sample. Alpha reliability statistics reported by other researchers are typically equal to or greater than .80, with no values reported lower than .70 (Kovacs,
Depression in school-age children may be one of the most overlooked and under treated psychological disorders of childhood, presenting a serious mental health problem. Depression in children has become an important issue in research due to its many emotional forms, and its relationship to self-destructive behaviors. Depressive disorders are of particular importance to school psychologists, who are often placed in the best position to identify, refer, and treat depressed children. Procedures need to be developed to identify depression in students to avoid allowing those children struggling with depression to go undetected. Depression is one of the most treatable forms of disorders, with an 80-90% chance of improvement if individuals receive treatment (Dubuque, 1998). On the other hand, if untreated, serious cases of depression in childhood can be severe, long, and interfere with all aspects of development, relationships, school progress, and family life (Janzen, & Saklofske, 1991).
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Mental illnesses impact moods, feelings, behaviors, and the capability to sympathize with others (“Mental Health Conditions”). The most commonly known mental disorders among children are ADHD, depression, and mood, panic,
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Clinical depression goes beyond sadness or having a bad day. It is a form of mental illness that affects the way one feels, thinks, and acts. Depression in children can lead to failure in school, alcohol or other drug abuse and even suicide. The warning signs of depression fall into four different categories: emotional signs, cognitive signs (those involving thinking), physical complaints, and behavioral changes. Depending upon the degree of depression, a child may experience a few symptoms or many. Also, the severity of each symptom may vary. According to the CQ Researcher, "School
According to Anderson, Cesur, & Tekin (2015), depression is a very serious mental health problem all around the world and can sometimes be difficult to diagnose. Depression in the adolescent population is found to be one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Depression in older adults is just as common as in the adolescent population. Adolescents with depressive disorders commonly go untreated because it is not recognized, the fear of judgement, or adolescence are not aware of the symptoms of the disorder (Schiller, Schulte-Körne, Eberle-Sejari, Maier, & Allgaier, 2014). The elderly goes untreated because of stressful life events, the cause of another illness prior
Empfield, M., Bakalar, N. (2001). Understanding Teenage Depression: A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Management, Holt Paperbacks, New York.
Research has proven that depression is experienced by people of different cities and nationalities in this world. This specific despondency is a seemingly lifetime struggle that adolescents experience in their youthful years. In my essay I will be explaining how teens may become exposed to the illness and how we can improve their state of depression.