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How to Spot Depression in Young Children
如何发现幼儿抑郁症
When parents bring their children in for medical care these days, there is no such thing as a casual, “Hey, how’s it going?” We doctors walk into every exam room prepared to hear a story of sadness and stress, or at the very least, of coping and keeping it together in this very hard year, full of isolation, loss, tragedy and hardship, with routines disrupted and comfort hard to come by.
如今，当父母带孩子来接受医疗护理时，不会随便问一句:“嘿，最近怎么样?” 我们医生走进每一间检查室，都准备好要听一个悲伤和（充满）压力的故事，或者至少是在这非常艰难的一年里如何应对以及和它共处。这一年充满了孤独、损失、悲剧和艰难，日常生活被打乱，难以获得安慰。
Parents have carried heavy burdens of stress and responsibility, worrying about themselves but also watching their children struggle, and there is worldwide concern about depression and suicidality among young people. But it isn’t only the adults and the young adults and teenagers who are suffering and sad; young children can also experience depression, but it can look very different, which makes it challenging for parents — or doctors — to recognize it and provide help.
父母们背负着沉重的压力和责任，既担心自己，又看着自己的孩子挣扎，全世界都在关注年轻人的抑郁症和自杀倾向。但痛苦和悲伤的不仅仅是成年人、年轻人和青少年; 年幼的儿童也可能会患上抑郁症，但它看起来非常不同，这使得父母或医生很难识别并提供帮助。
Rachel Busman, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute in New York City, said that it can be hard to think about depression in younger children because we picture childhood as a time of innocence and joy. But as many as 2 to 3 percent of children ages 6 to 12 can have serious depression, she said. And children with anxiety disorders, which are present in more than 7 percent of children aged 3 to 17, are also at risk for depression.
纽约市儿童心理研究所的临床心理学家雷切尔·巴斯曼说，很难想象年幼的儿童患有抑郁症，因为我们把童年想象成一段天真无邪、充满欢乐的时光。但她说，在6到12岁的儿童中，多达2%到3%（的儿童）可能患有严重的抑郁症。在3岁至17岁儿童中，超过7%（的儿童）患有焦虑症，他们也有患抑郁症的风险。
