hi am looking for help for my 15 year old son  he is extremely depressed and does not have any friends.. He does well in school and just cant seen to make friends.. when he tries he is always let down... Is the a doctor of phyciatrist in atlantic county, new jersey that accept ind blue cross personnel choice`/ i am running out of options
Hi If your child is not able to make friends, this alone is not sufficient to make a diagnosis of depression. The fact that he is doing well in studies is an indicator that he may not be suffering from depression, the disease. This will always affect the child in global spheres like social, family, scholastic and physical. I think he needs some counselling to improve upon social skills useful for making friends. These can be skills of communication, anger management, assertiveness etc. GOOD LUCK Chat Doctor.