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Depressed Students. Brett Becker. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-IxnxyNsAY. Depression. Depression is a disturbance in mood, thought, and body characterized by varying degrees of sadness, disappointment , loneliness, hopelessness, self-doubt, and guilt .
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Depressed Students Brett Becker
Depression • Depression is a disturbance in mood, thought, and body characterized by varying degrees of sadness, disappointment, loneliness, hopelessness, self-doubt, and guilt. • Depression is becoming the leading cause of disability in the world.
Why is it important? • 15-20% of adolescents will develop some aspect of depression in their youth • Of all students that develop multiple depressive symptoms, only 37% of them will graduate from high school. • Unique culture and require different means of treatment. • Personal Significance
Controversies • Medication • Diagnosing and Identifying • Psycho-development
Depression in Young Children • Traumatic events • Fear of school • Comfort
Longitudinal Study • 493 7th Grade students • 22 Question survey • Lack of confidence in classroom • Negative Self-Perception
Bullying and Depression • Bullying is one of the main causes of depression in children. • It is much easier for students to be bullied today. • Fight against bullying.
How do you think Delia feels? • Embarrassed • Alone • Sad • Insecure • Feels like the entire school is out against her
Rumination and Depression • Similar to being worried • Co-rumination • “Mood and ideas are largely determined by the nature of one’s own activities, conversations, thoughts, and observations.” – Keith Herman
Threats to children • Educational Threats • Physical Threats • Future Threats
What can we do as educators to help? • Support figure • FRIENDS for Life • PCIT-ED
Personal Perspective • Very Serious Issue • Very hard to identify children • Huge academic impact
Future Research • Anti-bullying • More Peer Support • Outside of school