Parent asks: My child has been depressed during the Spring Festival and is reluctant to return to school after school starts. I took her to the hospital for a check-up, and the result of a psychological test was "major depression". The doctor has prescribed medication. What should parents do next to help their children solve depression problems as soon as possible and return to school to study normally?
The counselor answers
In general, for severe and moderate depression, appropriate medications** should be taken as prescribed, which can alleviate symptoms to some extent. However, drugs have their limitations: first, for the deep roots of depression, such as negative emotions, psychological trauma, interpersonal problems, etc., its role may be limited, and second, long-term use of psychotropic drugs may cause certain damage to people's physical and psychological health.
Therefore, it is best to provide psychological counseling to the child at the same time as taking medication**. As the saying goes, "heart disease requires heart medicine", psychological counselors can help children reduce psychological pressure, resolve negative emotions, heal psychological trauma, straighten out interpersonal relationships, rebuild a sense of belonging, security and self-confidence, and return to normal life and learning tracks through some professional psychological counseling techniques in the process of communicating with children.
Experienced counselors will generally involve parents in the process of helping their children with a 2-month dynamic incentive plan. Because children's psychological problems are mostly caused by parents' mistakes or inappropriate education methods, it is very important for parents to improve their cognitive and energy dimensions, change the way they get along and communicate with their children, and give their children love, understanding, respect, and support. No amount of medication** or counselor can replace the role of parents in helping children solve their problems. Parents are the best counselors for their children. @欧阳, a national second-level psychological counselor, the chief psychological counselor of Zhengzhou Renhe Psychological Counseling Center, a specially invited psychological expert of the provincial TV station, and a psychological counseling columnist of "Henan Education", has been practicing for more than 30 years. Focus on adolescent psychological counseling, family education counseling, etc. If you have any questions, please leave a message and reply at any time.