How Is Depression Expressed in Children and Adolescents?

The rate of depression in children and adolescents continues to grow, leaving many parents clueless on what to do. What is driving this increase? Are things truly different for young people today, compared to twenty or thirty years ago? This episode welcomes a child psychologist to address these issues and more, including: how and why kids today are overloaded with activities, the different ways depression expresses itself in youth versus adults, how to tell when kids are “just being kids” versus dealing with depression, how to recognize the various signs of depression in young people, and how parents can stop feeling like failures.

 

YOUTH DEPRESSION SHOW HIGHLIGHTS  

[3:57]   Are we expecting too much of kids, today?

[5:49]   Why are we overloading children?

[8:03]   How do we slow down?

[17:56] What does depression look like in young people?

[23:40] how can parents tell when kids are depressed, rather than just “kids being kids”?

[29:56] What about parents who think they’re failures?

Hosted by Gabe Howard and Vincent M. Wales. Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player.