SPECIAL EDUCATION APPROACHES APPLICABLE ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SUFFERING FROM JUVENILE DEPRESSION

Depression can be defined as a syndrome of abnormally or unusually disappointed or dissatisfied mood, persistent over time that interferes with daily functioning (Coleman p.116, 1986). More commonly referred to as teenage depression, this mental and emotional disorder is no different medically from adult depression. The contemporary acceptance on adolescent depression is that children reveal depressive signs paralleling those encountered in adults. Teachers of behavior disordered students will certainly meet depressed learners. They should be conscious that depression may significantly disturb the way these students perform in their quotidian educational routines.? Article visualizations: