This document discusses childhood depression, including its causes, signs and symptoms, differences from regular sadness or blues, potential prevention methods, and treatment options. Childhood depression is defined as persistent sadness lasting weeks or longer that disrupts a child's life. It can be caused by physical, environmental, genetic or other factors. Signs include changes in appetite, sleep, mood and interests. Treatment involves psychotherapy and may also include antidepressant medication, with the most effective approach being a combination of the two.

1. CHILDHOOD
DEPRESSION
SUDEEP KUMAR R

2. 1. What is Depression
2. What is childhood depression
3. How Is Childhood Depression different from the Blues
4. What Causes Childhood Depression
5. What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Depression
6. Can Childhood Depression Be Prevented
7. How Is Childhood Depression Treated
Table of Contents

3. 01
What is
Depression

4. Drepression
Depression is a common and serious medical
illness that negatively affects how you feel, the
way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it
is also treatable. Depression causes feelings
of sadness and/or a loss of interest in
activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a
variety of emotional and physical problems
and can decrease your ability to function at
work and at home.

5. What is childhood
depression
2

6. It's normal for kids to feel sad, act grouchy, or be in a
bad mood at times. But when a sad or bad mood lasts
for weeks or longer, and when there are other changes
in a child's behavior, it might be depression. This
depression occurring in children is called Childhood
Depression.

7. How Is Childhood
Depression different
from the Blues
3

8. Childhood depression is different from the everyday "blues" that
most kids get as they develop. The fact that a child feels sad,
lonely, or irritable does not mean they have childhood
depression.
Childhood depression is persistent sadness. When it occurs, the
child feels alone, hopeless, helpless, and worthless. When this
type of sadness is unending, it disrupts every part of the child's
life. It interferes with the child's daily activities, schoolwork, and
peer relationships. It can also affect the life of each family
member.

9. What Causes Childhood Depression
4

10. The causes of childhood depression
are unknown. It could be caused by
any combination of factors that relate
to physical health, life events, family
history, environment, genetic
vulnerability, and biochemical
disturbance.

11. What Are the Signs and
Symptoms of Childhood
Depression
5

12. The symptoms of childhood depression may
vary. It depends on the child and their particular
mood disorder. Many times, childhood
depression goes undiagnosed and untreated.
That's because it's passed off as normal
emotional and psychological change that occurs
during growth.

13. Changes in appetite, Changes
in sleep, Continuous feelings
of sadness or hopelessness
Difficulty concentrating,
Fatigue and low energy ,
Irritability or anger
Feelings of worthlessness or
guilt, loss of interest in
Hobbies, Physical complaints
such as stomach pains etc.
Impaired thinking or
concentration, social
withdrawal, thoughts of death
Etc.
Signs and
Symptoms

15. 6 Can Childhood Depression Be
Prevented

16. Children with a family history of depression
are at greater risk of experiencing childhood
depression themselves. Children who have
parents that suffer from depression tend to
develop their first episode of depression
earlier than children whose parents do not
have depression. Children from chaotic or
conflicted families are also at greater risk of
childhood depression. So are kids who abuse
alcohol and drugs.

17. How Is Childhood Depression
Treated
7

18. Treatment options for kids with childhood depression are
similar to those for adults. They include psychotherapy
(counseling) and medication . The child's doctor may
suggest psychotherapy first and consider antidepressant
medicine as an additional option if symptoms are severe
or if there is no significant improvement with
psychotherapy alone.
The best studies to date indicate that a combination of
psychotherapy and medication is the most effective
method to successfully treat childhood depression.
The FDA warns that antidepressant medications may
increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in
children and adolescents with depression and other
psychiatric disorders. If you have questions or concerns,
discuss them with your health care provider.

19. Treatment options for kids with childhood depression are similar to
those for adults. They include psychotherapy (counseling) and
medication. Your child's doctor may suggest psychotherapy first and
consider antidepressant medicine as an additional option if
symptoms are severe or if there is no significant improvement with
psychotherapy alone.
The best studies to date indicate that a combination of
psychotherapy and medication is the most effective method to
successfully treat childhood depression.
The FDA warns that antidepressant medications may increase the
risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and adolescents
with depression and other psychiatric disorders. If you have
questions or concerns, discuss them with your health care provider.

21. CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo,
including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by Freepik.
Thanks!
Do you have any questions?