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Depression is treatable but depressed children and adolescents may present a different behavior than those of depressed adults. Hence, child and adolescent psychiatrists caution parents to be acquainted with the signs of depression in their children. Adolescent depression is associated with a range of adverse later outcomes including suicidality, problems in social functioning and poor physical and mental health. Across development, a family history of depression and exposure to stressful life events are the most robust risk factors for depression. The diagnostic criteria for depression in children and adolescents and for adults are basically the same, but the expression of symptoms varies with each developmental stage (Bhatia & Bhatia 2007, 73). Because of the related developmental issues, diagnosing depression on these age groups is deemed difficult (Rutter 1995; Cicchetti et al. 1998; Crowe et al. 2006, 11). In some cases, children and adolescents have difficulties in identifying and describing their internal mood states (Bhatia & Bhatia 2007, 73).