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Originally Posted by Cuthie  I understand what you are saying but maybe worth a try? As a teen he's young. If it does turn out to be a chemical imbalance, then at least he'll have a few tools to use while he lives out his life on antidepressants.
Every situation might need a different combination and/or duration of treatment. |
I agree that counseling could be beneficial--if for no other reason than to solidify the cause of the depression/anxiety.
Mental illness is a disease--much like diabetes, cancer, etc. I guess my perspective is different having worked w/ mentally ill teenagers. I saw far too many of them that had only received counseling prior to their admittance in to our facility. I always said that had some of them received medication earlier they would not have had the problems they did. We had several that within 4 weeks of being admitted, diagnosed and started on medication were completely different children! This was after months, sometimes years of therapy/counseling.
I think that parents who have a child diagnosed w/ a mental illness would benefit just as much from counseling as the child.