Question

A psychologist is reluctant to use parents' observations of their children in determining levels of their children's depression. However, parents often insist on being consulted. What is the psychologist likely to find when parents are asked to evaluate their children's levels of depression?

Answer 1

Answer:

Parents often underestimate the signs of depression notify by their children

Explanation:

Hello! It is better to listen to what the patient feels since parents can contaminate the reality with their vision of how they see their child's behaviors and the opinion of mental health in general. Often, they may be wrong and that does not help to form a diagnosis.

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