[ranoutofnames]

I was reading a little on this country and one of the restrictions is no history of depression.

Depression comes in several forms and reasons. Do they take this into consideration?

I developed depression not too long ago. My grandfather that I was very close to died, 3 weeks later I gave birth to my son but the delivery was traumatic, then my foster daughter of 2yrs was returned to her bio-parents all within a matter of 3 months.... then the holidays hit and found out my husband was going to be laid off from work.

... so, I developed depression they classified as Post Partum Depression with Anxiety. It is well maintained on medication and I'll likely be weaned off the medication in the next few months.

Does Kazakhstan rule out depression of this sort or is it Major Depressive Disorders they intend to rule out?

The reason we are considering this country is one of our exchange students was from Kazakhstan and just down the street there is a sibling group that was adopted from Kazakhstan so we feel between these two resources we have supports in place to help through cultural transitions.

[hopedfor]

Ive seen this question posted a lot on other forums. I wonder if this is an agency requirement? No, depression does not rule out this country.

[hml1976]

There's a reason the big agencies will no longer take on adoptive parents with a history of depression and especially if they're on meds. Apparently your dossier can go all the way though the proper channels and then be denied at the MOE or even worse, in court.

There was just a thread on this topic on the big Yahoo Kaz board where a woman was denied at the MOE because her agency had never told her that depression meds could be an issue. Unfortunately Kazakhstan doesn't really recognize depression as a medical issue, it isn't something that is generally treated there.

I would talk to your agency and look into how you might be able to frame your depression in your homestudy. good luck!