Depression in Children and Adolescents

these drugs. Tricyclic antidepressants have a risk of overdose and other serious side effects such as cardiac side effects.

Initial treatment

The type of treatment your child needs depends on the first episode of depression, severity of depression, leading to depression (family problems or problems at school). If your child has thoughts of suicide, severe depression or is disconnected from reality (psychosis) or can not perform any activity where hospitalization is necessary.
Treating depression in children and adolescents generally consists of counseling, medication and family education.
Advice for depression may include:
– Cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on modifying certain ideas and behavior model (how to behave)
– Group therapy that focuses on social and personal relationships and related issues
– Problem-solving therapy, which is a type of cognitive therapy to help find practical solutions to these problems
– Family therapy to help educate and comfort the family
– Play therapy for very young children
– Educating family members can be made both by informing medical personnel and family therapy. Some of the most important things you need to teach family members are:
– Know how to check if your child closely follow the therapeutic plan, such as administering medication and proper counseling sessions scheduled
– To learn ways to reduce stress that occurs in a person living with depression
– Know the signs of recurrence (return) to prevent this disease for recurrent depression
– Know the signs of suicidal behavior, to assess its severity and can take a correct attitude in their presence
– Learn to recognize signs of a manic episode (a sign of bipolar disorder) is a fit of excessive energy or irritability
– Setting up treatment from a parent who has depression.

Ongoing treatment

Treatment depends on how established the child’s symptoms are severe and if the symptoms interfere with daily activities affect the quality of life. Treatment includes advice from experts and long-term drug therapy.
Some children do not respond to first drug testing and requires multiple medications to relieve symptoms. Both medication and professional counseling may be the most effective therapy, especially in children with chronic depression that lasts for at least a year.
An important part of treatment is ongoing follow-up drug administration in children with depression. Often people who feel better after a while antidepressants are considered “cured” and I do not need further treatment. However, when medication is discontinued, symptoms usually recur, so it’s very important that the patient follow the treatment plan exactly.
The child must meet to continue the program of counseling and lifestyle changes such as healthy eating and regular exercise.
If your child has a disorder associated with depression, you should still follow the treatment for that disease. Medical personnel must be notified about radiotherapy treatment plan and associated disease.

Treatment if the condition gets worse

If the child’s condition worsens during treatment for depression (which includes specialized counseling, medication and lifestyle changes) needed additional treatment.
If the disease worsens into account the following:
– Parents need to ensure that treatment is administered under medical prescription, as is the recommended doctor about therapy, such as this child to scheduled counseling sessions
– Appeared to follow if symptoms are not caused by another disorder (disorder such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety or substance abuse) and to treat the condition if necessary
– Identify and reduce stress to prevent aggravation of symptoms
– Changing the dosage or changing the child receives medicine
– To monitor compliance with medical recommendations regarding therapy used at home (balanced diet and regular exercise).
It requires a short hospital stay, especially if the child shows warning signs for suicide (aggressive or hostile behavior, excessive thoughts for death or detachment from reality) or if that is so depressed that they lose touch with reality (psychotic) or has hallucinations or delusions. Warning signs of suicide change with age. Warning signs for suicide in children and adolescents may be excessive preoccupation with death or suicide or a recent break a friendship.

If this young man is depressed, the parent should have to hide guns and drugs with potentially lethal in the house, especially if the young know they exist, and have warning signs for suicide. Although drug overdose is the method most often attempted by young people in their suicide attempt, a very high risk at home may present existence of a firearm, especially if it is in an accessible and is

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