Various Mental Diseases In Children From Genetic To Trauma Factors

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YOGYAKARTA - Mental disorders can occur from the age of children. However, children's mental condition is more difficult to identify than adults. Therefore, people know that they must really understand various mental diseases in children.

Mental disorders or mental disorders in children are delays or disorders in the development of behavior, thoughts, social skills, emotions according to age. Children who experience mental disorders will find it difficult to do activities both at home, at school, and in the community.

Until now, there are still many parents who have difficulty recognizing mental illness in their children. This is natural because children are in a developmental period, both mentally, emotionally, and physically. Although children will experience changes and the adaptation process, signs of mental disorders in children can be recognized by parents.

Children still cannot express or explain their feelings and attitudes. Therefore, parents must always pay attention to every child's behavior and be sensitive to their child's feelings. The following are the types of children's mental illnesses that need to be recognized by parents.

Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorder in children is a persistent fear, concern, or anxiety that interferes with their ability to participate in games, schools, or age-appropriate social situations. Diagnosis includes social anxiety, general anxiety and compulsive-compulsive disorders.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)

saturation is prolonged emotional pressure, anxiety, sad memories, nightmares and disturbing behavior in response to violence, harassment, injury or other traumatic events.

Skizofrenia

Skizofrenia is a perception and mind disorder that causes a person to lose contact with reality (psychosis). Most often appears in late teens until the 20s, schizophrenia results in hallucinations, hallucinations, thinking, and irregular behavior.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Compared to most children at the same age, children with ADHD are having difficulties with attention, impulsive behavior, hyperactive or some combination of this problem.

Disorders of the autism spectrum (ASD)

An autism spectrum disorder is a neurological condition that appears in early childhood usually before the age of 3. Although the severity of ASD varies, children with this disorder have difficulty communicating and interacting with others.

Depression and mood disorders

Depression is a feeling of sadness and persistent loss of interest that interferes with children's ability to function at school and interact with others. Bipolar disorders result in extreme mood swings between depression and emotions or extreme behavior that may not be maintained, risky, or unsafe.

Eating disorders

Eating disorders are defined as fun with ideal body types, irregular thoughts about weight loss and weight loss, and unsafe eating habits and diet. Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and excessive eating disorders can result in emotional and social dysfunction as well as life-threatening physical complications.

Causes of Mental Disorders in Children

The cause of mental disorders in children is often a question. In fact, many people who are misguided about mental children are thought to be due to genetic and supernatural factors. In fact, mental illness in children can occur because many things are not just heredity.

A study showed that mental illness in children is caused by various factors as follows.

Genetics/derivence

Many mental disorders that are passed down in the family show that disorders, or more precisely, vulnerabilities to disorders, can be passed down from parents to children through genes.

Psychological trauma

Some mental disorders may be triggered by psychological trauma, such as severe emotional, physical, or sexual violence; important initial loss, such as the loss of a parent; and neglect.

Biology

As in adults, many mental disorders in children have been associated with abnormal functions of certain brain areas that control emotions, thoughts, perceptions, and behavior. Head trauma can also sometimes cause mood swings and personality.

Environmental stress

Stress or traumatic events can trigger disorders in a person with a vulnerability to mental disorders.

Those are all kinds of mental illnesses in children and their causes. Mental health issues are a serious problem. Parents need to be aware of their child's mental state from the start.

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