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Children And Depression
children and depression children and depression, when you should get help: Symptoms of clinical child depression can vary depending on their age, personality, and home situation. Symptoms are often blamed on physical problems than on depression so the diagnosis is frequently made in the pediatrician’s office. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * © Copyright DueNow.com Inc. * [Category]: Psychology [Paper Title]: children and depression, when you should get help. [Text]: Summary: Symptoms of clinical child depression can vary depending on their age, personality, and home situation. Symptoms are often blamed on physical problems than on depression so the diagnosis is frequently made in the pediatrician’s office. If one suspects depression they should look for the following symptoms: seems distracted and has trouble concentrating much of the time, is emotionally unstable –easy to anger and cries easily, “looks” sad most of the time, has difficulty finding activities that create happiness, may refuse to eat or has a loss of appetite, may overeat, has obvious weight gain or loss, exhibits attention seeking behaviors before bedtime, awakens more frequently during the night, has hard time getting going in the morning, avoids or seems disinterested in being with friends, fights with friends over trivial matters, has school avoidance or school phobias, loses interest n home activities and conversations, and avoids or seeks parents attention. Brown, thinks that some cause are obvious such as chronic illness, an unhappy home life, difficult social situations, real or imagined fears of failure, and worries of physical or emotional harm. But other causes are not. Note: Sleep deprivation often causes depression like symptoms, but this can be cleared up with a few daytime naps. When to seek help is often a question for parents noticing changes and symptoms in their child. A useful technique for teachers and parents for deciding whether to seek help is evaluating the severity of... This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Academic Library. Please register below now!
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