Depression in Children and Adolescents

alcohol, smoking than those who do not have depression. About 30% of young people with depression will have problems with alcohol or drugs. They are much more difficult to treat depression, increase the treatment time required to become efficient and increase the risk of suicide. An early diagnosis and treatment accompanied by good communication with your child can help prevent substance abuse.

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Emergency services must be announced if:
– The child is in a position to automutila, if you threaten other people or signs announcing a suicide attempt
– Missing child hears voices (auditory hallucinations).
The child will be advised to notify emergency services if you can not refrain from self-harm or injury to others.

Listen Read phonetically Watchful waiting Approach “wait and see”, also called “watchful waiting” may be appropriate if the child has feelings of grief, sadness and melancholy.
However, parents must tell the doctor when symptoms last more than two weeks or if symptoms interfere with daily activities.
Untreated depression can lead to suicide. Signs that announce a suicide attempt change with age. Signs that announce a suicide attempt include a child or adolescent preoccupation with death and suicide or break a friendship recent. Specialists doctors recommend Treatment for depression involves expert consultation, specific medication, family education, or a combination thereof. It is also important that your child be involved in your treatment plan by setting long-term sustainable relationships with the specialists involved in treatment.
Specilistii involved in treating children with depression are:
– Psychiatrist
– Pediatrician
– Psychologist
– GP
– Resident doctor
– Health care specialist.
Specialized counseling (psychotherapy) may be given by:
– Psychiatrist
– Psychologist
– Social worker
– Licensee in mental health
– Psychiatric nurse. Investigations Doctor or other health professional will evaluate and diagnose depression in children, it chestionandu about medical history and performing tests to determine if symptoms are not due to other causes besides depression. The child may undergo a general physical exam, followed by performing blood tests to determine if they have associated diseases such as hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) or anemia (low red blood cells). The child may be subjected to mental health assessment tests, tests that analyze the capacity of thinking, reasoning and memory.
Father can be asked to complete a questionnaire on the child’s pediatric symptoms, it is a short screening test to help diagnose depression or other psychological problems of children. The child will also give a written or oral test for diagnosing depression.
Sometimes more laborious tests are needed that can fully assess the child’s condition. The interview is conducted preferably in the presence of a parent or a person who knows the child well. Other important information can be obtained from your child’s teachers or social workers. Treatment Treatment – General

Treatment of depression in young adults is similar to including psychiatric counseling and medication. Although antidepressant medication may be effective in treating depression, safety and long-term effects of these drugs in children are not yet fully understood. However experts believe that the benefits of antidepressants outweigh the risks in most children with depression.
Less than one third of children and adolescents with depression receive treatment. This is partly due to the youth of prejudice are not due to depression or feelings of depression are normal in their age. Also, children do not seek help if you suffer from depression, because they think it’s normal to feel depressed, they invinovatii else or someone else their symptoms or they did not know where to turn for help. Children should be advised to seek help if they feel depressed, you must learn where and who to go to seek help if they are depressed.
Treatment options are:
– Selective serotonin receptor inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine (eg Prozac), usually one of the SSRI fluoxetine is used to treat depression in children and adolescents, however, like other SSRIs citaprolam ( Celexa) or sertraline (Zoloft) may be effective in depression and sometimes they are prescribed
– Atypical antidepressant medication such as bupropion (Wellbutrin, for example) or venlafaxine (Effexor)
– Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) such as tranylcypromine (Parnate) or phenelzine (Nardil)
– Tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil) or dezipramina (such as Norpramin). Tricyclic antidepressants have been used previously to treat depression occurs in childhood, but recent studies have shown limited effects of

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