Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health
             problems facing people today." "Depression is so common that over 1 in 5
             Americans can expect to get some form of depression in their lifetime." With this
             disorder there are equally boys and girls affected with depression. Two decades
             ago childhood depression has been taken seriously. Since "depression interferes
             with a person's ability to function effectively throughout the day or even to have
             the motivation to get out of bed in the mourning" children tend to "pretend to be
             sick, refuse to go to school, cling to a parent, or worry that the parent may die."
             "Younger individuals with depression are more likely to show phobias, separation
             anxiety disorder, somatic complaints and behavior problems." Children go through
             behavior changes in their life, and so the parent may not know whether the child is
             going through a "temporary phase or is suffering from depression." "If treatment
             is needed, the doctor may suggest that another therapist, a social worker or a
             psychologist, provide therapy while the psychiatrist will oversee medication if it is
             There are many different ways to treat this problem, here are a few:
             cognitive behavioral therapy, social skills, self-control, interpersonal therapy,
             rational emotive therapy, family and psychodynamic approaches. "Cognitive
             behavioral therapy is the most popular and commonly used therapy for the
             effective treatment of depression." The first steps to having a successful therapy is
             to put the individual in a positive and reinforcing therapeutic environment.
             "Educating the client within the first session or two is usually the next step about
             depression for many people is caused by faulty cognitions." Since human faulty
             thinking is discussed, encourage the client to take notes on his or her thinking
             throughout the day. "This is imperative to further success in treatment, for t...