lifeafterdepression

Yes, children can get depressed. Have you ever known a depressed child? Nothing is quite as sad as a child who is not bubbly and happy about life. Children can be treated for depression in similar manner as adults, but they have to have an adult in their lives who will take them to get treatment.

How can you know if your child is depressed? Some common symptoms of childhood depression include:

• Low self-esteem

• Not interested in normal activities

• Change in eating or sleeping patterns

• Anger or irritability issues

• Concentration problems

• Sudden change in behavior that has no cause

• Physical ailments, like a headache, that has no cause

If you know a depressed child, have him evaluated by a qualified physician. Chemical imbalances can be treated, and emotional difficulties can be helped with therapy. Depressed children can enjoy life again, with a little help from the adults around them.

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