Experience Journal: Pediatric Depression

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Being Away from Home

When I first came to the hospital it was hard being away from home. They taught me to get distracted if I started to get homesick. I've noticed that with other patients this works as well. There is one girl, who was having a really hard time being away from home, but once you got her outside on a walk or playing a game she was fine. This also motivated her to work so she could return home.

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