My son is highly intelligent but has been suffering with chronic depression for about 10 years. He is now 25. He lives with us( his parents) and has a good doctor. My question is how do I handle this..... We have been reassuring and kind and available. I have made him promise not to hurt himself but now he is only willing to say he will try to handle this for as long as he can but he doesnt want yo live like this forever. Why has he had depression for this long? How can we help him?Thanks
Hithanks for using Chat Doctor In your son case, he has depression since age of 15 years means it is towards early onset depression. It will go in favor of genetic cause. Sometime due to some genetic region, patients develop depression which take time to improve. In this case, he needs medicine for rest of his life, but try to maintain his social life like take him everywhere u people go, help him to join some activity etc. It would help him to come on the track.  Gradually with this he would get result. Thanks