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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Facts About Childhood Depression

Health Encyclopedia: Depression Basics

Introduction


Everyone experiences some unhappiness, often as a result of a change, either in the form of a setback or a loss, or simply, as Freud said, "everyday misery." The painful feelings that accompany these events are usually appropriate, necessary, and transitory, and can even present an opportunity for personal growth. However, when depression persists and impairs daily life, it may be an indication of a depressive disorder. Severity, duration, and the presence of other symptoms are the f...

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Expert & Community Posts

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What are the risk factors for childhood depression?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...the risk factors that are thought to contribute to childhood depression: Genetic... Read more »

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The Causes of Depression in Women
By DepressionCast , Health Expert

...more hardships, such as poverty, poor education, childhood sexual abuse, and other traumas than... Read more »

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Depression in Men
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...between males and females are roughly similar during childhood and differences begin to emerge... Read more »

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Recognizing Depression in Children
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

As I said in an earlier blog entry, most of my childhood was blighted by clinical depression. After... Read more »

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Diabetes, Parental Sorrow and Depression
By Kim Benjet , Health Expert

...effectively so the disease didn’t get in the way of his childhood.   The developmental... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression Issues: What is depression?
...from a variety of factors related to biological and genetic background, environmental influences, and childhood or developmental experiences. There are many types of depression. Depression is... Read more »
Hitting the Books: Your Must-Have Depression Reading List
...depression in women.Children and Depression“Help Me, I’m Sad”: Recognizing, Treating and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression, by David G. Fassler This is a very valuable book for... Read more »
The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
...are just a part of growing up. We’d like to believe that all children experience a happy, carefree childhood, but that’s simply not the case. According to the National Institute of Mental... Read more »
Depression in Women with Migraine Linked to Childhood Abuse
...September 4, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, childhood abuse is more common in women with Migraine who suffer depression than in women with... Read more »
Meet Deborah Gray, Depression Expert Patient
Deborah Gray lived with undiagnosed clinical depression, both major episodes and dysthymia, from childhood through young adulthood. She was finally diagnosed at age 27, and since that time, her... Read more »

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