Describe and discuss effective methods for treating children with ...

[MGLQZ]

Describe and discuss effective methods for treating children with mood disorders as well as family treatment options.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Greta's psychiatrist advises her to buy bright lights, which are to be turned on in the early morning hours of winter days to reduce her problem with depression. We can guess that Greta's problem is ____.
 
  a. dysthymia due to a medical condition c. postpartum onset
  b. seasonal depression d. rapid-cycling bipolar disorder

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Answer to Question 1

 Children  cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy
o Medication
o Combination of medication and therapy
o Teach child to identify emotions and depressive symptoms; teach how to reward with pleasant activities
o Address age-related developmental tasks
 Family
o Power change agents in a child's life
o Parent involvement in CBT
o Psychoeducational techniques while addressing specific family dysfunction
o Marital therapy, if needed

Answer to Question 2

B

[MGLQZ]

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