A Teacher Is Concerned About a Student Who Seems Depressed

Multiple Choice

A teacher is concerned about a student who seems depressed.She asks the school psychologist whether her student is likely to outgrow his current problems.How would the school psychologist respond?

A) Children are resilient and usually outgrow their depression.
B) Children who have experienced childhood depression are six times more likely to commit suicide as young adults.
C) What looks like depression in young children is almost always a form of age-appropriate behavior.
D) Depression in young girls may get worse with age,but with young boys,it usually gets better.