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DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN
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Q. How is depression different in a younger child and in a teenager?
A. Teens present with a change in mood, which they may express. They may become irritable and aggressive. Teens are vulnerable to alcohol and sleeping pill use as self-devised antidepressant therapy.
Q. How is depression different in a younger child and in a teenager?
A. Teens present with a change in mood, which they may express. They may become irritable and aggressive. Teens are vulnerable to alcohol and sleeping pill use as self-devised antidepressant therapy.
Younger children present with problems in relationships. They may tend to cling to the parents, may have change in sleep & food habits, may show falling school grades. They may be excessively submissive or aggressive in behavior and suffer from non-specific body aches and pains.
Other symptoms seen in a patient of depression are :
Sense of worthlessness.
Sense of guilt/self reproach.
Easy fatigability.
Inability to concentrate.
Indecisiveness.
Q. What are the causes of depression?
A. Both psychosocial factors (it acts as a seed) and genetic vulnerability (it acts as the soil in which the seed germinates) are responsible for the occurrence of depression. Any negative life event would be depressing. Depending upon the inherent strength (i.e. the ability to get over depression), an individual gets depressed or recovers.
Q. Is it possible that a child who has suffered from depression may also suffer from depression as an adult?
A. It is quite likely that such a child may suffer from depression in adulthood.
Q. What are the complications of depression?
A. Suicide is one of the major problem of depression. Anxiety, alcohol & substance abuse and difficulty in interpersonal relationships and sexual life are other problems of depression.Elderly depressed and chemically depressed are known to experience memory difficulties
Other symptoms seen in a patient of depression are :
Sense of worthlessness. Sense of guilt/self reproach. Easy fatigability. Inability to concentrate. Indecisiveness.
Q. What are the causes of depression?
A. Both psychosocial factors (it acts as a seed) and genetic vulnerability (it acts as the soil in which the seed germinates) are responsible for the occurrence of depression. Any negative life event would be depressing. Depending upon the inherent strength (i.e. the ability to get over depression), an individual gets depressed or recovers.
Q. Is it possible that a child who has suffered from depression may also suffer from depression as an adult?
A. It is quite likely that such a child may suffer from depression in adulthood.
Q. What are the complications of depression?
A. Suicide is one of the major problem of depression. Anxiety, alcohol & substance abuse and difficulty in interpersonal relationships and sexual life are other problems of depression.Elderly depressed and chemically depressed are known to experience memory difficulties
Schizophrenia in Children
What is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking or strange feelings and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness and it is hard to recognize in early phase.
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking or strange feelings and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness and it is hard to recognize in early phase.
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