CAUSES not clearly understood no consensus interaction between: – brain chemistry – genetic vulnerability, life events, coping skills There is no gene or gene cluster, no one environmental factor or a single loss or traumatic event that triggers major depression. Very conscientious, perfectionist types appear to be more prone to depression than their easy going peers. Major depressive disorder usually spontaneously passes within 2 years. It has a tendency to reoccur in later years. All [...]
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Depression is not: – a sign of weakness – a punishment for past wrongs – a flaw in a person’s character or personality – the young person’s fault It is an illness that results in: – emotional changes – physical changes – cognitive changes – behavioural changes HOW COMMON IS IT ? – between 5-15% of all older children & teens – a high school with 1000 students is likely to have 100 kids suffer [...]
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I would like to give you an update on the progress of a young boy who has been taking the Reading Rescue program. He is a grade 4 student in a regular classroom, who because of significant learning problems has been falling behind his classmates in all of his subjects. The reason for his reading problems is NOT because he can’t learn, it’s because of a real learning disability. Most children learn to read in [...]
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“It was like a dread inside, there all the time. When I was with my friends it would go away a bit, but it always came back.” [...]
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The following is an excerpt from a book by Carol Fitzpatrick and John Sharry. Case Study: “Debbie, aged 13, has not been to school for 8 weeks. She got the flu 3 months ago and was out of school for a week. She was determined to get back as quickly as possible as she is a conscientious student who works very hard and who likes to be and expects to be at the top of [...]
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