Moreover, although he is normally a motivated student, his schoolwork is now suffering. Even at his young age, he understands the social stigma attached to boys who cry so he does his best to conceal his tears. His teacher noticed him quietly crying one morning and asked what was wrong. Although Lisa and Daniel are different genders and ages, both exhibit signs of depression. The popular conception that youths have a joyful, carefree childhood is not entirely accurate.
Research indicates that like adults, children experience depression in varying intensity.
According to Dr. Michael Sorter, a psychiatrist at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, approximately five percent of adolescents experience depression. Unfortunately, much of this depression is unrecognized and therefore untreated. Like depressed adults, however, children need loving support from others in order to manage and overcome feelings of depression. Here are several effective ways to accomplish this. Understand depression triggers.