on is a major risk factor for childhood depression. The children of depressed parents are not only at specific risk for depression. The negative impact of depressed parents appears to emerge in multiple areas of childrens functioning. These youngsters appear to be at risk for a range of adjustments difficulties including conduct disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, academic difficulties, and impaired social competence.Treatment of Depression PharmacotherapyThe practice of prescribing antidepressant medication for children and adolescents is still controversial since the effectiveness and safety of pharmacotherapy with depressed youngsters remains unclear. Since most medications are made and marketed for adults there have been little studies done on their effectiveness on children. Most doctors would not want to subscribe an antidepressant for a child not knowing whether or not it will be effective.Cognitive-behavioral treatmentsThere is little established information about the psychological treatment of depression in children and adolescents. Therapy is the kind of treatment that most children and adolescents would receive. The rate of effectiveness would vary from patient to patient. Some could have a one on one therapy session while others could be in a group kind of therapy. The kind of therapy would depend on what issues the doctor thought were going to have to be addressed.While finding information for this paper I have come up with one conclusion. That there has not been nearly enough studies done on this issue. Maybe the reason that there are so many depressed adults in this world is because they were depressed as children. If no0one new enough to recognize that a child was depressed, and then how to take care of the problem how could they ever be helped?...
