Feeling hopeless
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Feeling hopeless is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Depression.
For kids diagnosed with Depression, Feeling hopeless is one of five symptoms related to Dim Outlook according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Dim Outlook among kids with Depression are:
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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Characteristics of Feeling hopeless
How common is Feeling hopeless?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 18.27% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Feeling hopeless.
Percentage of kids with Feeling hopeless by year of age
This is based on a survey of 520 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Feeling hopeless “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 3% | 16 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 7% | 35 mentions |
| Weekly | 9% | 44 mentions |
| Monthly | 9% | 43 mentions |
| Annually | 5% | 22 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 8% | 38 mentions |
| Once | 4% | 20 mentions |
| Never | 54% | 256 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 5% | 25 mentions |
| Severe | 5% | 26 mentions |
| Moderate | 8% | 44 mentions |
| Mild | 14% | 75 mentions |
| Not at All | 67% | 350 mentions |