How To Monitor and Stabilize Depression in Teens and Children
Each time I write a prescription, I have a certain amount of trepidation. Although I know that medications can help, …
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“Parents should expect the psychiatrist to care deeply about the family, to be transparent about what he/she knows and what doesn’t know and to share how he/she is making the decision.” I wish many professionals thought like you do! Few people have the courage to talk about what they do not know and less about how they make a decision. Those are also the people that one could trust that they really care. But it’s hard to meet them.
Wonderful article!
Thank you for this blog. I am a fifteen year old girl who has suffered from depression for more than a year I have constant thoughts of suicide but recently I’ve started to burn or choke myself to calm me down. I never thought I would go as far as I have been going and it scares me. Any sort of social acitivity seems like a chore and is tiring both physically and mentally to me. I have been getting progressively worse in
the last two months so I recently confessed my hopelessness to my parents. They’re response was not very comforting I think my mom believes i’m lying or exagerating. My dad is convinced I just need to stop being depressed. That I can stop it. To be honest I’m not sure how much longer I can last w/ this sort of family “support”. I hope other parents read my comment and take their own child seriously.
A special needs child provides additional challenges above and beyond those indicated here. Their ability to communicate is often limited and their “wiring” makes the medications behave differently. We have been struggling with a deep depression in my 15 year old son brought on by the sudden realization of his mortality. It has been 9 months and a vast array of medication trials but still nothing. He is still miserable. We are miserable and stability is fleeting.