Parental depression impacts on children

VIDEO: Ashley Spicer sits down with Dr. Elise Fallucco to talk about parental depression impacts on children.

[chillingwithchills]

Parent's mental health shouldn't affect anyone, but it does

[Lily-riws]

My mother had depression since she was a teen and it got worse when my dad cheated on her when I was 2 and my brother was 7. My brother recently died but she has always been an amazing mom. She is the best. The thing I noticed growing up though was that if I tried to tell a joke that normally someone would laugh at she would not, she’s very unemotional and growing up I guess that has effected me.

[XPT-mjgm]

My mum is depressed and crazy and it has affected me so much that I have bad anxiety and I have autism so is worse

[abdulc]

The programming you're downloaded with as a child matters. If you have a depressed or alternatively narcacisstic parent the downloads you get about your worth / value are soo damaging. People need to become aware of them and start to change them.

[chelseymeneen]

I'm a mother with depression and tbh I gotta deal with it alone with no support system

[bradenyoungblood]

My dad had severe mental problems that took his life and lwft a big hole inside me. I have a daughter now i love her and ahes about to turn one next month. Its really hard thinking about the affects ive had on me and feel like im the next one but i dont want my issues to affect her. She’s beautiful innocent and lnows nothing but love. Something im still struggling to find in myself

[hannahs]

My dad has depression. I try to cheer him up but I feel like it never works. Does anyone know what I should do? It’s sad to seem him not happy 😔

[Xebel_Rebel]

Does anyone know how I can help my mother with depression?

[aquaspaws]

my dad has medium depression, my mom has mild clinical depression, i have medium-suicidal depression, my dad has adhd, i have adhd, my mom has adhd, my mom has anxiety, i have anxiety. :.)

[pharmclare]

Very true. 1 out of 4 mums, that's very common

[TheWindriver]

My father and mother elderly not able to clean up after themselves and having a maid my whole life I had depression never cleaned, my husband mother who was emotionally abusive and a father who was a workaholic and who had depression and a filthy home with roaches now we live in a filthy home some weeks other weeks our home is clean but we try it’s an ongoing cycle or filth every other week it’s rough

[KoolT]

I think dad's drink or drug to cover up their depression or smoke. Or run around.

[justint.kennerly]

Why does every report make an excuse for the mom that having a child causes depression. You guys know in most cases having a child proves they were hiding depression.