Studies and researches show that brain injuries in children leads to higher rates of depression

Data from the 2007 National Survey fro Children’s Health identified 2000 children with brain injuries. The national child brain injury rate was diagnosed at 1.9%. Consequently, 3112 children or 3.7% of the children were diagnosed as depressed. This showed a 4.9% increase in the same. Matthew C. Wylie, MD, author of the abstract, ‘Depression in Children Diagnosed with Brain Injury or Concussion’ stated that "After adjustment for known predictors of depression in children like family structure, developmental delay and poor physical health, depression remained two times more likely in children with brain injury or concussion”. Head injuries in any form, in adults make them more susceptible to depression. More research needs to be done in the same area for children. As Dr. Wyle says, this study, the largest conducted for children and adolescents, "may enable better prognostication for brain-injured children and facilitate identification of those at high risk of depression."