DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SELF TEST

Does your child have major depression?		YES	NO
1.	Does your child appear moody or unhappy?
2.	Does your child tend to be sad and tearful?
3.	Does your child experience aches and pains without a medical reason?
4.	Does your child complain of fatigue and appear unmotivated?
5.	Does your child appear withdrawn and lonely?
6.	Is your child restless?
7.	Does your child want to over sleep or is his/her sleep disrupted?
8.	Does your child complain of difficulties with concentration?
9.	Does your child tend to overeat or show less interest in food?
10.	Does your child think he/she is a bad person?
11.	Does your child comment that he/she wants to die or does he/she talk about suicide?

If you answered YES to most of the above questions, your child may be becoming depressed or be depressed.

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