The causes of depression in children are numerous. Child psychologist agree that depression is a complex disease that can occur as a result of a variety of childhood situations.
For some, depression occurs due to a loss of a loved one, a change or move, or after being placed in a situation that causes severe fear or abuse. Like adults, depression can occur in children due to family history.
Common factors involved in causing depression in children may include:
Personal and ongoing disputes within a family
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
Major events that occur in everyone's lives, such as moving, starting school, divorce parents, death of a pet
Serious illness: depressed feelings are a common reaction to many medical illnesses certain medications.
A history of depression in the family: It is believed that depression is passed genetically from generation to generation, although the exact way this occurs is not known.
Grief from the death or loss of a loved one can cause depression.
Other personal problems: These may come in the forms of social isolation due to other mental illnesses, or feeling accepted by family, relatives or friends.
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