Rodzina z adolescentem wobec depresji – możliwe oddziaływania w systemowej terapii rodzin

Abstrakt

The aim of this article is to describe the phenomenon of teenage depression in the context of the impact of depression on the functioning of the family system. The first part of the paper shows the understanding of the concept of the family on the basis of the system theory, paying special attention to the family life cycle and the function of symptoms in the family system. The second part of the article presents the etiology, symptoms and specificity of teenage depression. The developmental tasks characteristic for the age of adolescence were also reconstructed. The last part of the article is devoted to the ways in which depression
can be understood from a systemic and family therapy perspective The possible ways and directions of working with a teenager and his parents are also indicated.