Childhood depression and psychocognitive development: description of causality relationships

Authors

  • Modesto Leite Rolim Neto Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Programa de Pós-graduação
  • Thalita do Nascimento Silva Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • José Kleber Mota Assunção Filho Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Rebeca de Sousa Carvalho Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Saulo Araújo Teixeira Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Nádia Nara Rolim Lima Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Daniela Pedroso Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Jesus de Souza Cartaxo Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Marcelo Marcos Piva Demarzo Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Jesualdo Alves Duarte Júnior Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Alberto Olavo Advíncula Reis Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Programa de Pós-graduação

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.20042

Keywords:

depression, child development, childhood depression

Abstract

Mental health disorders provoke important changes on children behavior. The incidence of these pathologies has increased worldwide and they are diagnosed earlier, what start a discussion about their influence on psychosocial development of carrier children. We wanted to describe how depression affects child cognitive development, with changes in cognitive psycho-sphere. Two databases (SciELO and BVS) were surveyed between 2006 and 2011, using the keywords "depression", "children" and "development". After analysis, eight articles were selected and used to construct this work. Results disclose that childhood depression is a negative influence to children cognitive development. In case of illness, child recognizes itself as unable to achieve demands which are betting on it, with feelings of shame, doubt, lack of self-confidence and learning problems, being unable to "make their best". Education professional must be able to recognize these changes manifest in the school environment. Studies showed that a healthy external environment allows for a proper maturation of the cognitive system protects children and childhood depression. While most studies suggest a causal relationship between depression and cognitive impairment, other studies show the inverse relationship in the low cognition generates symptoms of depression. However, it should also be noted that difficulty of learning and childhood depression can coexist without there necessarily a causal relationship between them. It is necessary to diagnose earlier these disorders, making possible to repair injuries in children development.

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Published

2011-12-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2011)

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