When you see the children playing and playing on the street, you are overwhelmed by the car loan and mortgage loan, will you sigh: I envy them so much~ Because in the eyes of adults, children are carefree and have no worries? But in fact, the child is also very sensitive. He is s

Will you sigh when you see the children playing and playing on the street and playing carefreely and are overwhelmed by the car loan and mortgage loan? You will sigh: I envy them so much~

Because in the eyes of adults, children are carefree and have no worries. But in fact, the child is also very sensitive. He is sensing the outside world in his heart and his way.

But the child will not self-regulate and does not know how to correctly release his emotions. If parents do not discover the abnormalities of their children in time and do not provide timely guidance, serious consequences are likely to occur.

You may not know that children will also suffer from depression , right?

You read that right, a 4-year-old child in Zhengzhou, Henan suffered from depression because of concerns about family changes. At first, the parents saw that their children became dull and did not communicate with others, and thought that something was wrong with their health, but after going to the hospital for examination, everything was normal. It was not until the parents found a psychologist to consult and found out that the child was worried because he accidentally heard the parents discussing something at home before. He didn't dare to say it and made the parents worry, so he kept holding his heart.

In order to open the knot of the child's heart, the doctor taught the parents to act in a drama that would solve the problem quickly. After the child learned about it, he gradually relaxed and his personality became brighter.

Seeing this, some parents may think that is it a bit of a big deal? The child is so young, what can he know? He will forget after playing for a few days.

If you think so, you're wrong! According to relevant reports, in some psychiatric outpatient clinics, children's depression accounts for as high as 28% of the total number of psychological diseases in ; among the pediatric patients hospitalized in psychiatric departments, the proportion of depression is 59%. The "Survey and Analysis Report on the Suicide Phenomenon of Middle School Students" released by the Institute of Children and Adolescent Health of Peking University in 2007 showed that one of the five middle school students had considered suicide, accounting for 20.4% of the total sample; 6.5% of the planned suicide accounted for. These data are shocking enough.

75% of major depression first occurred in children or adolescents

According to a study in the United States, the incidence of depression in children and adolescents is 1.5% to 2%; but among patients with major depression, 75% first occurred in children or adolescents, and only 25% first occurred in adulthood.

Please pay attention to this important data: 75% of major depression first appeared in children or adolescents.

These data are enough to warn us and our parents: we must never turn a blind eye to children's depression.

Childhood depression is a common childhood mental illness

Childhood depression. The "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases" compiled by the American Psychiatric Association, changed it to disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. It is a type of depression, specifically refers to depression that occurs in children (usually under 12 years old).

In the United States, about 1 in every 40 children suffer from childhood depression. There are surveys that depression and symptoms in children and adolescents increase their risk of depression in adults by 2-4 times. There are also surveys that among children and adolescents, the prevalence of destructive mood disorders may be between 2% and 5% for 6 months to 1 year.

According to China's 2020 Mental Health Blue Book "China National Mental Health Development Report (2019~2020)", the number of teenagers suffering from depression is as high as 24.6%. If children in childhood are added, this number will be even larger.

Moreover, not only has a high incidence of depression in children, but its clinical manifestations are also diverse. The peak age and adolescence of depression in children and adolescents have a bit overlap. Among them, some children may feel depressed and have little obvious mood, which is manifested as somatic symptoms, including headache, dizziness, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, palpitations, chest tightness, etc.! It has a great impact on children's life and study.

Destiny in children is mainly manifested in three aspects

1.Emotional aspects

Children suffering from depression are usually in a relatively low mood, cannot experience the feeling of pleasure, and are prone to sadness and tantrums.It seems that they are not interested in anything they play, and even give up on themselves. In severe cases, they have the concepts or behaviors of self-harm or suicide.

Older children can also describe their mood through language, such as "a bad mood" and "nothing is fun". However, for younger children, it is sometimes difficult to express their mood clearly in words, which may be manifested as frequent crying, slow response to stimulation, slow movement, poor sleep, and decreased appetite.

2. Behavioral

Children suffering from depression may show externalized behavioral problems, such as not paying attention to listening in class, liking to move around, lack of concentration, and declining academic performance; or becoming disobedient, rebellious, difficult to discipline, not abide by school discipline, have bad relationships with peers, and even fighting, trudging school, etc.; of course, some children may also show internalized behavioral problems, such as becoming lonely, retreating, not talking, not loving to socialize, and not playing with peers.

3. Physical

The younger the child suffering from depression, the more physical symptoms he will show, such as often unable to sleep, unable to eat, decreased appetite, or headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, etc. Some children will also wet the bed.

If physical diseases are excluded, parents should consider whether the child has discovered something recently? Have you been stimulated? Never ignore your child’s mental health and the existence of depression.

Every parent should know that children's depression is just a red alarm, which is a reminder that parents must start to change, must start listening to their children's voices, and begin to be patient with their children. Depressed children need their parents' gentle and firm support and keen and appropriate responses.

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