Depression in Children and Adolescents

week to go for treatment to begin to act.
SSRIs (selective serotonin receptor inhibitors) are effective in treating other diseases, such as in anxiety.
A child with depression should receive treatment with each medication recommended for depression, until the discovery of a new effective treatment for depression. Once the proper medication is recommended, children with depression should continue to take medication for several months or more symptoms of depression soon after decreased to prevent recurrence again.
Some children who were first diagnosed with depression are later diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, the disease cycle are found in both symptoms of mania and depression (feeling very energetic, often with euphoria, agitation, irritability or risky behavior impulsivity). If a child or teenager has bipolar disorder, first episode of mania can occur spontaneously, but may result from drugs such as stimulants or antidepressants drugs. It is therefore very important to inform the doctor about the diseases present in the child care family, if there is bipolar disorder and one of the parents is necessary to follow closely the characteristic signs of manic behavior. For additional information about bipolar disorder in young people read the article “Bipolar disorder in childhood and adolescents.”

Advice Drug Administration Association. National Association of Drug Administration recommend that patients, their families and physicians who care for patients to monitor, to watch closely for adults and children taking antidepressants for signs of suicide. Supervision is recommended especially at the beginning of treatment or when doses are changed.
Also, the recommendation of the Medicines Management Association is to follow any person who takes antidepressant therapy to see increased anxiety, panic attacks, agitation, irritability, insomnia, impulsivity, hostility and anger.
It is very important to observe these behaviors in children, the impulsiveness they may be less controlled than in adults, with an increased risk of suicide impulses.
While the drugs used for depression are effective sick child, the Association of Drug Administration requires drug companies to include in the package leaflet special hazard warnings or thoughts of suicide during the action of antidepressants used. Medicines Management Association encourages anyone recommend antidepressants, considering that antidepressant use in children or adolescents achieved a balance between increased risk of side effects and drug delivery need. If the child is treated with an antidepressant is recommended halting its sudden. It is required to consult the doctor who cares about children and tracking any changes observed closely for signs of suicide.

Surgery

Out of surgical treatment for depression at this time.

Other treatments

Counseling by trained personnel is an important treatment for depression. Lifestyle changes, such as performing regular exercise and adequate rest can help your child recover faster and more particularly to improve their lifestyle. Family therapy can contribute to unifying the family, especially when it is preoccupied with child depression.
The presence of a child suffering from depression in the family requires changing attitudes, understanding and patience. It is necessary to train parents regarding childhood depression and what they can do as well as other family members to help in treating depression. Family therapy is an effective way to learn the best thoughts and deeds, to help treat depression.
Shock therapy (electroconvulsive therapy), although it is an effective treatment for adolescents and older than children who have severe depression or who do not respond to other treatments, it is rarely used in children or adolescents. Even if this therapy is effective in adults with severe forms of depression are currently no studies to show effectiveness of ECT in children and adolescents or adults.

The types of behavioral therapy (counseling) most often used to treat depression in children and adolescents are:
– Cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps reduce blurring negative thoughts and encourage positive behavior
– Relationship therapy, it focuses on the initiation of relationships between children
– Problem-solving therapy, in which children are helped to deal with, to understand current issues
– Family therapy, which encourages the whole family to express their fears and help them find new ways to remove them
– Play therapy, which is involved in a small child or a child with mental retardation, aiming to help them overcome their fears and fears (however not proven that this type of treatment reduces symptoms of depression)
– Shock therapy (ECT), often used in children, may be helpful if they do not respond to other treatments, or their depression is

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