This study has the purpose of examiming the causes and symptoms of children`s depression, and the parents treatment for their children`s depression. This study investigates and understanding, attitude and technics of therapy for parents. The causes o...
This study has the purpose of examiming the causes and symptoms of children`s depression, and the parents treatment for their children`s depression. This study investigates and understanding, attitude and technics of therapy for parents. The causes of children`s depression are biological factors and social factors. Social factors have structural forces(parent`s SES, mental disease of family, and so on.) and functional forces(parent rearing attitude and behavior). The symptoms of children`s depression were that the children showed both an unhappy mood and a sense of self-depression, and following symptoms : aggressive behavior, sleep disturbance, loss usual energy, poor appetite, self-reproach, diminished ability to think and concentrate, and suicidal behavior. The propositions for helping depressed children of this study are as follow: First, parent-child communication is very important relationship between parents and children. Second, this study demands that the permissive and lovely parent rearing attitude and behavior. Third, the programs of filial therapy are enhancing the relationship between parents and children. Therefore, parent participates actively collateral work with therapist.