WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY - Depression In Parents Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the United States, affecting over 16 million adults. Approximately 15.6 million children - 1 in 5 - live with a parent who is severely depressed. There is a strong link between parents’ mental health and their children’s development. Parents who are depressed may experience difficulties with their mood, thinking, and ability to engage in everyday activities, such as sleeping, eating, and working. Compared to parents who are not depressed, they are also more likely to engage in negative parenting behaviors (e.g., to be hostile, withdrawn, abusive, neglectful), and less likely to be warm, sensitive, and responsive to their children’s needs. Children of parents with untreated depression have higher rates of behavior problems, difficulty coping with stress and forming healthy relationships, academic problems, and mental illness, compared to children whose parents are not depressed. Even when it is severe, parental depression can be treated effectively, often through a combination of psychotherapy, medication, and mind-body practices (e.g., yoga, meditation, and other forms of self-care). We need to take care of ourselves first to be able to tend to our kids with the appropriate love and care they deserve. #depressionawareness #depressionkills #depressioninmen #depressioninparents #worldmentalhealthday #worldmentalhealthday2020 #doctormommyspeaks #doctorsofinstagram #physicianmom #psychologist #counselling (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKoAKJFrUh/?igshid=g7qjhbt0wgo8
