Creative Sky Psychology and The Treatment of Depression

A child or teen with depression experiences a myriad of  symptoms that impair psychological functioning or everyday functioning . Feelings of irritability, guilt, sadness, and loss of interest in friends or activities may be some of the symptoms your child or teen will face. They may turn away from the world, as the pain they are feeling is too overwhelming. Many teens and children report feeling numb or hopelessness. Often when depression occurs, lines of communication between parents and teens or child are cut off. This leaves parents feeling worried, as they don’t understand why their child now appears agitated and isolated. For your child or teen, it may feel as though a dark cloud is following them around. 

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It is more common for parents to notice the obvious symptoms of depression when their child enters the teen years, with early warning signs often going unnoticed for years. Recent research has indicated that clinical depression can occur in children as young as three years of age, with the most common symptom of depression in young children being intense irritability. Although difficult to diagnosis at a young age, irritability combined with social withdrawal, an inability to feel joy, and excessive guilt, might be an indication that a child needs psychological support.  Like many medical conditions, depression is best treated at the earliest onset of symptoms.