Everyone feels sad or blue once in a while. However, when that sadness turns into despair and persists for weeks and even months, then it becomes a worrisome emotional disorder called depression.
Children become depressed for a variety of reasons.
A depressed youngster might say she is sad or unhappy. She may say, "No one likes me"; "I'm dumb and stupid"; "I wish I was dead."
Thomas K. McInerny, MD, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, shares important information if you suspect that your child is depressed.
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Childhood Depression: What Parents Can Do To Help
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Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, is president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Dr. McInerny took office at the 2012 AAP National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, and will serve as the 2012-2013 AAP president.
Dr. McInerny has been a primary care pediatrician in private practice at Panorama Pediatric Group in Rochester, N.Y. for 40 years and is professor and associate chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Golisano Children's Hospital. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School and did his pediatric residency training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston.
Dr. Thomas K. McInerny, MD
Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, is president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Dr. McInerny took office at the 2012 AAP National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, and will serve as the 2012-2013 AAP president. Dr. McInerny has been a primary care pediatrician in private practice at Panorama Pediatric Group in Rochester, N.Y. for 40 years and is professor and associate chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Golisano Children's Hospital. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School and did his pediatric residency training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston.