Could stevens johnsons syndrome as a baby cause lifelong depression?

Question

had sjs reaction to medication as a young child and was treated in the burns unit could this have contributed to dpression suffered over 30 years off and on

Answer 1

That's a very interesting question. According to Maslows  Hierarchy of needs, the first stage of growth and development  is "trust vs mistrust", will my parents be there to meet all my needs, and they were not(not because they didn't want to be there) and you were surrounded by strangers who only met your physical needs, not your emotional needs.You might of felt confused and abandoned. I've also taken care of an adult female who developed SJS. It would literally take hours just to do her dressings, and it was very painfull.  She was in our unit for 6 weeks.  I can't imagine a baby going through that I hope this helps.How  could you remember this. ?you were obviously traumatized  by the entire event.  You obviously  do not have a repressed memory, you are recalling the actual events.

Answer 2

I don't think there's any connections made between childhood illness and depression - they don't seem to know what causes it.  Certain people seem genetically predispositioned to suffer depression though.

I guess in theory, if he was ill during childhood, he could have become more anxious and perhaps felt inferior in some way.  And that could have been a contributing factor.  But it's impossible to say - I'd lean towards them being unrelated.

Interesting question though.