History of Depression

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Children with depression with family history are more likely to develop childhood depression. Children with depressed parents are more likely to have the first episode of depression than children without depression. Children from chaotic or conflicting families are also at higher risk of depression in children. The same can be said for children who abuse alcohol or drugs. If your child has depressive symptoms for at least 2 weeks, you should arrange for his / her healthcare provider to visit. It is necessary to confirm that there are no physical reasons for the symptoms. You also need to confirm that your child is receiving the right treatment

According to NMHA's child's mental health campaign, children can not cause depression. Family history of depression, loss of parent's stress, divorce or discrimination, other physical or psychological problems may lead to disease. Abused, neglected children who experienced other trauma and chronic diseases are also at high risk of depression. Dr. David Fassler, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont School of Medicine stated that depression in childhood often accompanies other mental health problems such as anxiety, bipolar or destructive behavioral disorders. Sadness: Recognize, treat and prevent depression in childhood and adolescence. Young people with clinical depression are also at high risk of drug abuse

The proportion of serious mental health problems among imprisoned women is very high 1,25,28. The most common types of problems include physical and sexual abuse, depression, trauma associated with history 1 of drug abuse. Depression is the most common mental health problem for trauma victims. High levels of anxiety, depression and behavioral problems in imprisoned women are also associated with loss of sense and inappropriateness. As mentioned above, the problem of mental health and poisoning of imprisoned women is often related to the history of abuse and neglect of children 30. Women with severe mental illness were found to have more types of victims and longer criminal history than women without abuses 31, 32. Both acute and chronic victims can predict psychological health problems during imprisonment 33