Does depression manifest differently in children? What should parents look out for?
Some of the common features of depression in children are as follows:
The child is withdrawn, isolated and tends to be a loner
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The child seems to lack interest in life and other events that most children find enjoyable
The child seems reluctant to talk about him/herself or about life at home
The child displays behaviour that is “out of pattern”, i.e. different to how the child usually behaves
The child fabricates stories about his/her home or about other areas of his/her life as a way of seeming “okay”
The child assumes an almost “adult” way of relating – controlled, distant, even aloof.
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