Home Environment and Stressful Life Events On Child Depression

Abstract

Many of the children who are depressed have a life in the home environment that is less supportive of mental health. Depression is the reduction of energy and passion, feelings of guilt in him, lack of concentration, loss of appetite and their thoughts of death and suicide is accompanied by changes in the level of activity, cognitive ability and disturbances in sleep. A child's home environment greatly affects the mental state and personality of the child. Data survey has shown an increase in depression in children from year to year and many cases that mention depression experienced by children because their home environment, especially the attitude of the parents. Children who are depressed certainly experience various stressful life events. Stressful life events are events that dilaami by someone, resulting in stress and can continue until the stage of depression. This study aims to determine the shape of the home environment can be one factor in the form of depression and stressful life events that are often experienced by depressed children. The method used in this research is the study of literature. Results from this study is that the home environment is most prevalent in children depression is a home environment where the child is experiencing social isolation as well as the deprivation of rights of the child. The stressful life events often daialmi child depression is the presence of family violence as well as the loss of family members. The conclusion from this study is that children with a family environment who get social isolation and deprivation susceptible to depression or aggravate mental conditions and children who are depressed most experienced stressful life event such as domestic violence and the loss of family members.