7 Signs of Depression Caused By Your Childhood

In our previous video, we talked about the signs of anxiety caused by your childhood, but what about childhood depression? Did you know that, as of 2018, depression is now among the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children? In spite of these steadily rising incidence rates, so many people are still ignorant and unaware of the fact that children, too, can struggle with mental illness. Because of this, many more cases left undiagnosed and untreated. And what's worse is that people who become depressed at a young age tend to have more severe symptoms and become less receptive to treatment because of how long they’ve gone without any help.

Have you ever had a traumatic childhood experience and fear you may now be suffering from depression because of it? To help raise awareness, we've created this video to help you identify the signs your depressions may be caused by your childhood. If you're interested in the previous video we made on the signs of anxiety caused by childhood, here's the link to it: https://youtu.be/kf5j5XN61nM

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Lily Hu
Animator: Naphia
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2018). Data & Statistics on Children’s Mental Health. Retrieved 02 July 2020 from https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html

Abbott, M., & Slack, K. (2018, November). Adverse Childhood Experiences, the Childhood Caregiving Environment, and Depression in Adults: Findings from a Population of Families at Risk for Child Maltreatment. In APHA’s 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo (Nov. 10-Nov. 14). American Public Health Association.

Barch, D. M., Harms, M. P., Tillman, R., Hawkey, E., & Luby, J. L. (2019). Early childhood depression, emotion regulation, episodic memory, and hippocampal development. Journal of abnormal psychology, 128(1), 81.

American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. APA Publishing; Washington, DC.
Hollingsworth, B. C. (2018). The Effects of Parental Relationships and Psychological Wellbeing on Childhood Depression. Clinical Psychology, 19(30); 107-116.

Bandura, A., Pastorelli, C., Barbaranelli, C., & Caprara, G. V. (1999). Self-efficacy pathways to childhood depression. Journal of Personality and social Psychology, 76(2), 258.

Haeffel, G. J., Hershenberg, R., Goodson, J. T., Hein, S., Square, A., Grigorenko, E. L., & Chapman, J. (2017). The hopelessness theory of depression: Clinical utility and generalizability. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41(4), 543-555.

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