... weeks later his best friend moved to another state. At his play-off basketball game, he missed a foul shot that could have won the game. That same week he failed a chemistry quiz and had a huge fight with his girlfriend. Convinced that no one cared about him, Scott hooked up a hose to the exhaust pipe on his mother's car and slid it ... resuscitated him (Hales 73). Incidence of more severe depression like this occurs in less then ten percent of all teenagers although many of the symptoms, such as sadness, poor appetite, physical complaints, are seen in one-third of all teens. Depression...

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... , emptiness and hopelessness that are out of proportion to reality."" In simple terms, it means feeling really bad about oneself and one's life. Depression is a "whole body- illness, involving physical, mental, and emotional problems. A depressive disorder is not a temporary sad mood, and it is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed away. People with ... and environmental factors are involved in depressive disorders. Some type of run in families, indicating that it may be genetic. Major depression can cause severe impairment in social and physical functioning a...

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