| It can be difficult to diagnose a mental
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| | weekly clubs and activities they used to
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| health or anxiety problem in a child,
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| | frequent, or they may not wish to see
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| simply because their changing moods and
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| | their friends anymore. They can fall
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| behaviour can often be attributed to a
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| | behind with schoolwork, become violent
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| normal part of the growing up process,
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| | and display other unsociable and or
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| however, there are certain signs and
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| | strange behaviours; they may also hold
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| symptoms that might indicate a child is
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| | unusual beliefs, feel paranoid or in
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| suffering more than what would be
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| | severe cases may suffer from
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| considered normal and they may need some
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| | hallucinations and or delusions.
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| sort of help to get back to their old
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| | These are just a few of the ways that
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| self again.
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| | mental illness can manifest itself in the
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| It is perfectly natural for a child to
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| | behaviour of a child who is suffering
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| feel anxious at times, for example, when
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| | mental distress and anxiety, the
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| facing exams or particularly difficult
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| | important thing is to understand that the
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| situations, but when the anxiety is
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| | child is really in need of proper
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| persistent and severe enough to affect
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| | treatment, understanding and support as
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| the childs day to day life and normal
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| | they cant help their actions.
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| routines then the child could be
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| | Mental illness affects how we think, feel
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| suffering from an underlying mental
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| | and understand ourselves and how we fit
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| health problem that requires some kind of
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| | into the world around us, as such it can
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| intervention.
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| | alter a childs behaviour and damage their
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| What to look out for
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| | relationships and their education. It
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| Recognising the symptoms of persistent
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| | wont just go away and without help, the
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| anxiety and mental distress and doing
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| | child can suffer needlessly for months or
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| something about it is vital if the child
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| | years as well as increasing the risk of
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| is to get the kind of help he or she
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| | attempted suicide or even death.
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| needs. Some signs and symptoms to look
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| | So what causes mental illness in
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| out for that could indicate the onset of
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| | children?
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| an anxiety or depression related disorder
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| | There is no single identifiable reason
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| include the following:
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| | why a child becomes overly anxious or
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| Feelings of sadness, despair and
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| | develops a mental health problem but
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| hopelessness
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| | there are some factors that appear to
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| Often fearful and scared for no
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| | increase the risk of suffering from some
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| particular reason
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| | form of mental health problem.
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| Unable to think clearly or make
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| | Genetics , mental illness can be handed
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| decisions, confusion
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| | down in the genes so if there is a
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| Showing signs of extreme anger and
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| | history of mental illness in the family
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| hostility towards others
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| | then there is an increased risk of a
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| Feeling guilty and worthy of blame and
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| | child suffering from mental illness too
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| punishment
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| | Stress , sometimes if there are other
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| Thinking they are unloved and unlovable
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| | events going on in their lives, for
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| Appearing anxious, fidgety, and irritable
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| | example, divorce, physical illness, death
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| a lot of the time
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| | of a loved one, money problems, bullying
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| Seeming to be tired all the time
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| | at school etc. then the stress can become
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| Sleeping too much or not sleeping at all
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| | too much to cope with and can trigger a
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| Holding strange beliefs or displaying
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| | mental illness
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| unusual or compulsive behaviours
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| | Diet, research indicates that if the diet
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| Disinterested in activities they used to
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| | is too rich in Omega 6 and there is not
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| enjoy
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| | enough Omega 3 in the form of oily fish
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| Thinking or talking about death and
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| | or fish oil then the imbalance of fatty
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| suicide
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| | acids in the brain can influence brain
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| It is of course perfectly normal for a
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| | function and increase the risk of
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| child to experience one or more of these
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| | depression, ADHD, and other mood and
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| symptoms in a mild form from time to
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| | behaviour disorders
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| time, however, in mental illness the
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| | Environment , abuse, neglect and feeling
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| symptoms can become so severe and so
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| | unloved and uncared for can lead to
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| overwhelming for the child to the extent
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| | anxiety and mental distress
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| that they may feel unable to cope with
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| | Conclusion
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| their lives. If excessive anxiety and/or
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| | If your child is displaying signs of
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| other symptoms appear to be interfering
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| | anxiety or mental illness, talk to your
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| with your childs ability to carry out
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| | child and encourage them to explore their
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| their day to day routines and other
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| | feelings and of course, speak to your
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| normal activities then you should speak
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| | doctor in order to obtain a correct
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| to your doctor.
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| | diagnoses and possible treatment options
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| For example, as well as some of the
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| | as it is vital that these symptoms are
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| symptoms already listed, a child may
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| | addressed. With proper help and support,
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| start refusing to go to school, or get up
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| | most children will go on to make a full
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| in the morning or go to bed at night.
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| | recovery and will be able to enjoy their
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| They may say they dont want to attend
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| | lives once again.
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