The Causes And Effects Of Depression As A Mental Depression

This topic came from the thought that depression is something that all of us have experienced at some point in our lives. It focuses on adolescents because during this period we are young and vulnerable and may not know how to cope with situations or circumstances that may lead us into depression. Factors such as going through puberty and issues at home with parents can all cause depression. This paper will talk about what is depression, how families can affect depression in the child, and how depression can lead to long term effects.

According to Mayo Clinic, “Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.” This mental health disorder affects the way you feel, think, and act. It can also lead the person to many emotional and physical problems. The person may have trouble doing normal daily activities and have a feeling that life is meaningless. Surprisingly and sadly, according to WHO.int Depression Fact Sheet, “Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression.” Now, what causes so many people on Earth to feel this horrible disorder?

Depression can be cause if child feels rejected by peers or have problems with sexual identity.

Depression can be dangerous. It is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States. It is reported that as many as one in every 33 children and one in eight adolescents may have depression (Center for Mental Health Services, 1998).

One thing that can cause depression is a perfectionistic personality ("ReachOut.com."). With all the stress that comes along with trying to perfect every practice can possibly depress a child. Children are supposed to be having fun playing with friends on playdates and concentrating on school work not getting first place at a beauty pageant where they learn nothing beneficial to them.

Sadness is simply an emotion that everyone of us feels at certain times during our life. Feeling sad is an instinct to situations that cause us to be upset or in pain. Although there are levels of sadness but like other emotions, sadness is temporary and vanishes with time. Depression, however is a longer- term mental illness. It impairs social, occupational, and many other functioning areas. Depression maybe long lasting if left unnoticed and untreated. When a person is sad, it may feel uncomfortable all time, but you will able to remember times of happiness, or moments of laughter. Depression is different. It affects all aspects of life. It is very hard or even impossible to extract something positive from things around you, including

Depression is a mental disorder that affects any group of people with any background, race, gender, or age; it is sneaky, slips quietly and gradually into people’s lives. Confusion is common about depression, for example, about what precisely it is and what makes it different from just feeling down. “Depression is second only to hypertension as the most common chronic condition encountered in general medical practice (Whooley).” This disease is defined as someone who constantly feels down, sad all the time; or just loses the interest of life and other symptoms may vary. This syndrome has been more common for teenagers because it’s when puberty kicks in and are more emotional. They have to deal with pressure problems at school, problems at

Up until a few decades ago, you could never think about linking children with mental depression. Children were considered too small or just too immature to be depressed. Children were always happy as they had very few tensions and we, as their parents, would ensure that nothing too stressful intruded into their idyllic lives. They were never ever depressed. Unfortunately, with changing times come changing rules of civilization! We are now in the 21st century, and nowadays, depression among children is common. Doctors have now recognized mental depression in children as a clinical issue that is causing rising concern all over the world. More and more children, are being recognized by doctors or psychiatrists as suffering from mental depression.

Throughout the years scientist did not believe that children and adolescents could reach some type of depression level. As years passed by, new studies have shown that children up to the age of 3 can start reaching levels of depression. In fact, depression in children now a day is more common in kids but symptoms are easy to find, as kids don’t express how they feel. According to

The percent of people diagnosed each year has been increasing. 1.5% of the U.S population is affected. 3.3 million adults are diagnosed, and ⅔ of them are left untreated. When interviewing my mentor I asked her what age range comes in the most to get treatment. She replied that about 50% are adults, 40% are teens, and 10% are couple that have the illness affecting one or both of the patients. She said nothing about children. Many people don't think that children can actually have depression. But it can and does

In conclusion, this topic is a very serious topic to discuss. Depression is one topic I have very close and personal with. Depression affects many things and when children

Any one is at risk of being diagnosed with depression. It could happen at even an early age, but it is most likely that you will have your first episode in your early teen years. Most people even adults still get episodes of depression, even grandparents can get depression. Most people think they get it of old age, but that isn't the case, they usually get depression because of memory problems. Also something important to know about is that there is not just one type of depression, there are multiple types that people can be diagnosed

Depression is a mental disorder that affects much of the American population, approximately 7% (The Refuge). There are many difficult problems that result from having depression. Depression can be either caused by your heritage or by being triggered by a traumatic event. Women have a higher chance of developing depression than men. In this paper, I will state the different effects of having depression.

Depression was once thought to be an adult disorder but is now being recognized as disorder in children of all ages as well (Maughan, Collishaw, & Stringaris, 2013). There are numerous causes that correlates with depression in children. Biologic factors, such as parental depression, is associated with depression in a child. Depression could also be a cause of other physical comorbidities such as diabetes or hypertension. In addition, other causes such as learned helplessness, cognitive distortion, social skills deficits, bullying, substance abuse, or family dysfunction could lead to depression (Ball, Bindler, & Cowen, 2015). By knowing the clinical manifestations, treatments, and interventions associated with depressive

People used to believe that children had no reason to be depressed it wasn’t till a few years ago: “No one thought that children could suffer from real depression; there wasn’t even an official diagnosis for childhood depression until 1980” (Fassler 4). But really who would have thought that such a thing could be possible. Sadly today we know that it’s a real disease and it affects more adolescents than we think: “ The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that as many as 2.5 percent of all American youngsters under the age of eighteen or over 1.5 million children and adolescents are seriously depressed” (Fassler 2).