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Depression in children and adolescents

Depression is a mood disorder (mood) that cause children and adolescents to feel sad or irritable to be a long time. A young person who is depressed, no longer enjoys school, and play with friends and may be lacking in energy or have othe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2013 | Comments : 0

Depression in children and adolescents

Depression is a mood disorder (mood) that cause children and adolescents to feel sad or irritable to be a long time. A young person who is depressed, no longer enjoys school, and play with friends and may be lacking in energy or have othe [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression in children and adolescents

Depression in children and adolescents

Depression is a mood disorder (mood) that cause children and adolescents to feel sad or irritable to be a long time. A young person who is depressed, no longer enjoys school, and play with friends and may be lacking in energy or have othe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Understanding the Realities of Childhood and Adolescent Depr...

Many adults are surprised when told that children and adolescents can and do become clinically depressed. We often think only adults have the type and severity of life stressors that can result in depression. After all, we adults have to [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression forecasts difficulties with peers in middle child...

Children who have difficult relationships with their peers can experience more psychological dysfunction, such as depression. But does the depression lead to youths' relationship problems, or do difficulties in the relationships provo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Children urged to talk about depression

Children urged to talk about depression

Marcus Trescothick, the former England cricketer, and Jonny Wilkinson, England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, are supporting the campaign to get more people to talk openly about mental health problems. The Department of Health has p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating Insomnia Boosts Treatment for Child and Teen Depres...

TORONTO – More than half of children and teens who reported definite insomnia before being treated for depression experienced significant improvement in both their sleep and depression during their first weeks of treatment with fluo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Economic turmoil taking its toll on childbearing

Women starting families today might not think they have a lot in common with women during the Great Depression, but a new government analysis of birth data suggests otherwise. The current recession may be causing women of childbearing age [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression in children and adolescents

Depression in children and adolescents

Depression is a mood disorder (mood) that cause children and adolescents to feel sad or irritable to be a long time. A young person who is depressed, no longer enjoys school, and play with friends and may be lacking in energy or have othe [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Children under six on anti-depressants

Children under six on anti-depressants

Federal health department data reveals prescribing rates of the controversial drugs have risen from 852 in 2007-08 to 1264 in 2009-10. But despite Health Minister Nicola Roxon ordering an investigation three years ago, a Freedom of Inform [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression in mothers during pregnancy associated with higher levels of stress hormones in children

Depression in mothers during pregnancy associated with highe...

The cocktail of hormones cascading through depressed mothers’ bodies may play an important role in the development of their unborn children’s brains. A higher level of depression in mothers during pregnancy was associated wit [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

ADHD in childhood linked with teen depression

ADHD in childhood linked with teen depression

Young children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to be at greater risk for adolescent depression and/or suicide attempts five to 13 years after diagnosis, according to a new study. Researchers investiga [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Screening new moms for depression may prevent problems in children

Screening new moms for depression may prevent problems in ch...

Screening new mothers for depression can help prevent a host of problems in their children, reveals a new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Simply asking the mother if she has been feeling down, depress [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

What you need to know about childhood depression

What you need to know about childhood depression

My daughter Rachel is sitting silently ten feet away from me, stroking our cat. It's a hot summer day and nearby her siblings are all splashing in our new pool. Why isn't my 11-year-old with them? Because she suffers from clinica [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0