“Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health
problems facing people today.” “Depression is so common that over 1 in 5
Americans can expect to get some form of depression in their lifetime.” With this disorder there are equally boys and girls affected with depression. Two decades ago childhood depression has been taken seriously. Since “depression interferes with a person’s ability to function effectively throughout the day or even to have
the motivation to get out of bed in the mourning” children tend to “pretend to be
sick, refuse to go to school, cling to a parent, or worry that the parent may die.”
“Younger individuals with depression are more likely to show phobias, separation
anxiety disorder, somatic
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