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Depression. Is depression possible in young adults? Not until recently doctors thought that kids were not prone to depression. They thought that depression was purely an “adult” disease. Nowadays, every doctor knows that a child could be depressed too. The causes of adolescent depression and treatment outcomes were explored in the article by Pat Wingert and Barbara Kantrowitz “Young and Depressed” that I will discuss.
This article illustrates a couple of real-life stories of teenagers who faced depression and had to somehow deal with it. One of the teenagers, Brianne, described how she tried to kill herself because she was so depressed. She described her mental state by saying: “It was like a cloud that followed me everywhere. I couldn’t get away from it.” She started drinking and experimenting with drugs. At a certain point, Brianne could not take it anymore. Once, she was caught shoplifting at a store and after her mother brought her home, Brianne swallowed every single Tylenol and Advil that there was in the house. She was rushed to the hospital and survived. Brianne has been treated for her depression and is now in college and leads a very healthy lifestyle. She
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Another factor that plays a major role in children becoming depressed is actually a genetic predisposition to depression. “The closer your connection to a depressed family member – a depressed father rather than a depressed uncle, for example – the greater an individual’s likelihood of suffering depression”, says John Mann, chief of the department of neuroscience at Columbia University who is quoted in the article. That’s why it’s very important to know one’s medical family history because it could help parents as well as the medical professionals trace if there is any possibility that the child could develop some mental disorder and, therefore, identify it in the early stages of its development.
is one of the lucky kids that survived, but a lot of times, when depression in kids goes unnoticed, the outcomes are very tragic.
I think that parents’ participation in their children’s lives plays a major role on pinpointing depression in early stages. Who, if not the parent, could notice that their child more and more often stays in his or her room, doesn’t want to go outside to play with his or her friends especially if this continues for a very long period of time? They can initiate a conversation with their kid and try to figure out what is bothering him or her. Parents should be able to figure out whether their child needs any professional psychological assistance. I think that it won’t hurt, if in doubt, to just schedule an appointment with a psychologist and just have a simple assessment done by a professional. Unfortunately, even some professionals still don’t recognize certain behavior such as violence (often mistaken for hyperactivity) as a symptom of adolescent depression.
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Clinical Depression Among Adolescents .... And, what can these teens do about their constant and intense depression? Fortunately, clinical depression in adolescents can be treated successfully. .... |
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Clinical Depression Among Adolescents .... And, what can these teens do about their constant and intense depression? Fortunately, clinical depression in adolescents can be treated successfully. .... |
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Depression in Adolescents However, Giffin and Felsenthal (1983) have noted that serious depression in adolescents can have additional causes, such as loss of a parent or good friend, or |
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COUNSELING ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING STRESS 361-373). Depression in adolescents often results in suicide attempts and dropping out of school (Westefeld, 1990, pp. 464-476). |
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Suicide and Adolescents occurs. Causes Depression Many adolescents who kill themselves do manifest symptoms of depression, but this is not always the case. To |
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Depression Subtypes Wixom, J., Ludolph, P., and Western, D. (1993). The quality of depression in adolescents with borderline personality disorder. Journal |
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Depression in Children & Implications for Therapists Relationship of Children's Depression Inventory factors to major depression among adolescents. A parent's guide to depression in children and adolescents. |
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Adolescent Depression & Treatment Outcomes In examining the general literature, I also learned that because of the increasingly risk of depression faced by adolescents and its contribution to multiple |
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