The Nigerian child and control of psychopathological problem of depression for effective education: biblical and cognitive strategies

The fact that the Nigerian child is faced with psychopathological problems cannot be an overstatement. The paper focuses on depression as one of the psychopathological problems which the Nigerian child has to grapple with. A lot of factors combine to aggravate depression amongst the Nigerian children. Such factors as poverty, unemployment, divorce, diseases, et cetera, are causes of depression in the Nigerian child. Effects of depression on the effective education on the Nigerian child were discussed. Biblical and cognitive strategies are employed by the authors in the control of depression and recommendations from the educational implications are made to relevant individuals and authorities as panacea to the problem of depression amongst Nigerian children. This will help the Nigerian child to focus effectively on his or her academic pursuit.