In the "China National Mental Health Development Report (2019-2020)" released by the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , it was mentioned that in
2020, the detection rate of depression among teenagers in my country was 24.6%, and
of which severe depression was 7.4%.
This means that in every 5 teenagers,
, 1 of them suffer from depression .
Faced with such a high incidence of depression in children,
is particularly important for how to recognize the child's depression signals.
1
emotional symptoms
1, mood is depressed, interest is reduced, fatigue, loss of vitality or loss;
2, children are naturally fond of playing,
, but if we always ask children:
, when we go camping, dinner with good friends, play with toys, etc.,
, the child is not very happy and positive, and it is very likely that he has a tendency to feel depressed.
2
Cognitive symptoms
1. Thinking activities slow down,
verbal activities decrease,
speak slowly,
slow down,
simple problems also take a long time to complete;
2. The ability to make decisions is significantly reduced,
even difficult to decide even daily trivial matters;
3. Inattention and easy distraction,
information processing has decreased ability to process and is indifferent to yourself and the surrounding environment.
4. The child’s grades suddenly drop over a period of time, and he cannot concentrate on doing homework.
3
anxiety or pessimistic
1, anxious, nervous, worried, restless,
continuously move, pace back and forth, rub hands, aimless movements, etc.
2, "No one likes me",
, "I'm worthless",
, "I can't do anything well",
, this may mean that the child is in self-negation and pessimism for a long time.
4
Social symptoms
1. Loss of appetite: low appetite, poor digestive function, weight loss,
few manifestations are increased appetite;
Whether it is suddenly picky or suddenly overeating,
or children who originally loved food suddenly lose interest in eating,
may be caused by depression.
2. Sleep disorders: wake up early (typical) . Difficulty falling asleep (with irritability and anxiety), poor sleep, easy to wake up,
. A few people have excessive sleep;
3. Others: headache, neck pain, low back pain, and other pain in any part of the body,
dry mouth , sweating, blurred vision, palpitations, chest tightness, etc.
5
Suicide concept
1. Depressed mood and low self-evaluation.
is prone to inferiority, self-blame, despair and suicidal concepts.
often appears repeatedly;
2. Driven by the concept of suicide, the
part will produce suicide plans and even suicide behaviors;
3. For those who have had suicide concepts or attempted suicide,
should repeatedly remind family members and caregivers to make suicide prevention a priority.
If the child has experienced the various changes mentioned above,
, for example, lack of energy or interest,
plus the problem of interfering with diet and sleep,
, and it continues to bother the child for more than two weeks,
needs to conduct a professional evaluation of the child.
Depression is just a mental illness,
is just like the hypertensive diabetes we usually hear about.
needs to receive regular treatment,
, and what we have always advocated is early detection and early treatment. The more we delay the disease, the harder it is to treat.
's stigma and stigmatization of depression can easily lead to secondary harm to patients by people around you, and
leads to tragedy.
When depression comes, parents should not be the ones who do not understand their children the least. The sooner parents learn how to distinguish whether their teenagers suffer from depression and take appropriate action, the sooner the children and the entire family can embark on the road to recovery.
Since "Ji Shi Ben" started writing psychological popular science,
Sometimes I feel helpless,
Children's worries are often ignored,
Their voices are always not treated equally
It seems that it is the greatest obligation of parents to keep full and not freezing.
But ignoring does not mean inaction.
Every doctor,
is actively making progress every day,
Even if you can only shine a little light every day,
also believes that one day it can illuminate the inner world of children,
dispel the haze in children's heart.
No matter how long life is, we will be with you...
