Can childhood depression heal itself?

Children generally like to play, but some children are introverted due to family or other reasons. Coupled with the greater mental pressure put on their children by their parents, this may lead to depression in children. Generally, milder depression will make patients refuse to communicate with the outside world and have autistic tendencies. More serious autistic patients may also have suicidal tendencies. This is very dangerous, so can childhood depression heal itself?

Childhood depression cannot be cured on its own and requires appropriate treatment. Family factors are one of the important factors leading to depression in children and adolescents. Research on parenting styles shows that harsh punishment, excessive interference and protection from parents will lead to or aggravate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents, while giving more attention, understanding and emotional warmth will alleviate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents or reduce the probability of illness.

Treatments for depression in children

Some children and adolescents who meet the diagnostic criteria recover on their own within a few weeks. Children and adolescents with obvious symptoms of depression that persist for more than 6 weeks require intervention and treatment. Commonly used treatments include antidepressant drugs, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychotherapy.

Because children have poor ability to describe their emotional experiences in words, doctors mainly make comprehensive judgments by observing their facial expressions, postures, movements, vocabulary, language intonation and activities. They must repeatedly verify the situation based on their medical history, eliminate interfering factors, and finally determine the symptoms.

For children suffering from childhood depression, parents need to pay close attention to their physical and mental conditions. Spend more time to educate him, lead him to participate in more outdoor activities, and guide him to better integrate into group activities. Parents also need to change the way they educate their children, beat and scold them less, and treat them with a calm attitude. The above is an introduction to whether children’s depression can heal itself.