Depression in Children and Adolescents

by Alice M Crawford Md

Depression in Children and Adolescents Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder, chronic mild depression and bipolar disorder, can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of ...read more

by Robert Foehl

Are Antidepressants Right for Your Child? Depression is a problem that affects individuals and families across the globe. While nearly everyone will experience emotional ups and downs during his or her lifetime, the ef...read more

by Lynn Hagan PsyD LCSW

Depression in the Young Child Introduction Children's laughter, physical energy, and magical play all happen on the playground. Children are happy, joyful, and full of life. What about the toddler sitting on the benc...read more

by Les Scammell

Depression in adolescents has become one of the primary causes for concern in adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18. If depression where a contagious virus it would almost be classified as an epidemic with some experts...read more

by Shana Baxter

Depression in children and adolescents is a large problem today with a wrong label. Medicine is studying it, psychology is studying it even sociology is studying it when the answer has already been discovered, the pieces ...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Depression in Children and Adolescents is a serious problem. You need to watch for signs of possible depression in your child or teen or, if you are a teacher, coach, or youth leader, those you work with. Only a medical p...read more

by J. Marissa Woerner

Depression Depression is more than just a bad mood; it can be due to a chemical imbalance in the brain, in which dopamine and serotonin aren't received properly on the neural level. There are three categories of depre...read more

by Marium Saleem

Don't feel like getting out of bed or meeting any of your friends? Late night with Jay Leno and Conan O'Brian has become your highlight of the day? Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference from when you're just feeling b...read more

by Mollie Mcdoodles Mom

Do you remember what it was like to be a teen-ager? Getting your first "real" job, passing your driving test, going to the high school dance? For some these events hold precious memories. For others, the teen years were p...read more

by Marilyn Robb

Depression in children Childhood depression is not always recognized as a serious problem. Too often adults think that depression is an 'adult' condition. The more aware adults are that this condition can exist in childre...read more

by Billy Pettyjohn.Sr.CDL-BSC IS-MBS-LCDCI

Running head: CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION Abstract The following discussion is a current review on the topic of childhood depression. I will include a brief description of the primary diagnostic featur...read more