Teenagers With Depression
- Date: 2006-12-02 - Word Count: 577
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According to a survey 20 percent of teens will experience teen depression before they reach adulthood, 10 to 15 percent of teenagers have some symptoms of teen depression and 5 percent of teens are suffering from major depression. One of the most alarming facts to come from all the research; depression is affecting younger and younger people - adolescents and teenagers. So teen depression is a very common and dangerous disease.
Depression in adolescents can express itself as irritability, hostility, and anger, which can often lead to miss diagnosis.
Teenage girls are suffering from depression more than teenage boys.
Teens get depressed, including rejection, abuse or low self-esteem. Depression is not caused by chemical imbalances, whether in adolescents, teenagers or adults.
The child may exhibit extreme fear of being separated from a parent or lose interest in participating in games with other children. Depressed people often don't feel much like talking or can't find the words to describe what's wrong.
Symptoms
Belief that life is not worth living
Decrease in performance at school
Complaints of feeling guilty or worthless
Critical and insolent behavior
Hallucination or strange attitude
Weight has changed
Complains of feeling tired all the time
Also they may have increased problems at school because of skipped classes, lack of interest or motivation, or poor concentration and low mental energy caused by depression
Causes There are so many causes of depression but three are main
Social rejection
Family turmoil
Failing exams
First, there are two kinds of depression: The sad kind, called major depression, reactive depression, and manic-depression or bipolar illness, when feeling down and depressed alternates with being speeded-up and sometimes acting reckless.
Sometimes drug and alcohol use can lead to depression; but more frequently, teens that are depressed seek out alcohol and other drugs to avoid dealing with their depression and how it makes them feel. Often teenagers react to the pain of depression by getting into trouble: trouble with alcohol, drugs, or sex; trouble with school or bad grades; problems with family or friends.
Most teens with mental health problems do not get the help they need. And you can help him/her by contacting to Psychologist, psychiatrist, school counselor or nurse, trusted family member, family doctor or professional at a mental health center.
Listen to patient, and make sure your friend knows that you care and
Encourage him/her to talk to a professional.
If you feel your teen is in need of further Boarding School or in time, you will find the ways to overcome your phobia. If you have trouble, talk to a professional who can give you additional insights on your situation. Just log on the following websites: free to go:
http://www.troubledteensdirectory.com/
http://www.restoringtroubledteens.com/
The sites help you to understand effective communication, and then show you how to communicate your message in the best possible way. After completing this section, you should have a better understanding of how to communicate effectively to individuals and groups, via spoken communications, written communications, electronic communications and even communication with elders. The purpose of communication is to get your message across to others clearly
Troubled Teens Directory is the most honest and integral Internet-based educational consulting service available and designed to serve parents who are need of guidance in regard to their troubled teen. Restoring Troubled Teens is a Directory Listing of Schools and Articles specifically designed to support the parents of Troubled Teens. Our services are devoted to the parent who is overwhelmed and in need of immediate assistance (coaching) in order to locate the perfect troubled teen school or program for their child.
Depression in adolescents can express itself as irritability, hostility, and anger, which can often lead to miss diagnosis.
Teenage girls are suffering from depression more than teenage boys.
Teens get depressed, including rejection, abuse or low self-esteem. Depression is not caused by chemical imbalances, whether in adolescents, teenagers or adults.
The child may exhibit extreme fear of being separated from a parent or lose interest in participating in games with other children. Depressed people often don't feel much like talking or can't find the words to describe what's wrong.
Symptoms
Belief that life is not worth living
Decrease in performance at school
Complaints of feeling guilty or worthless
Critical and insolent behavior
Hallucination or strange attitude
Weight has changed
Complains of feeling tired all the time
Also they may have increased problems at school because of skipped classes, lack of interest or motivation, or poor concentration and low mental energy caused by depression
Causes There are so many causes of depression but three are main
Social rejection
Family turmoil
Failing exams
First, there are two kinds of depression: The sad kind, called major depression, reactive depression, and manic-depression or bipolar illness, when feeling down and depressed alternates with being speeded-up and sometimes acting reckless.
Sometimes drug and alcohol use can lead to depression; but more frequently, teens that are depressed seek out alcohol and other drugs to avoid dealing with their depression and how it makes them feel. Often teenagers react to the pain of depression by getting into trouble: trouble with alcohol, drugs, or sex; trouble with school or bad grades; problems with family or friends.
Most teens with mental health problems do not get the help they need. And you can help him/her by contacting to Psychologist, psychiatrist, school counselor or nurse, trusted family member, family doctor or professional at a mental health center.
Listen to patient, and make sure your friend knows that you care and
Encourage him/her to talk to a professional.
If you feel your teen is in need of further Boarding School or in time, you will find the ways to overcome your phobia. If you have trouble, talk to a professional who can give you additional insights on your situation. Just log on the following websites: free to go:
http://www.troubledteensdirectory.com/
http://www.restoringtroubledteens.com/
The sites help you to understand effective communication, and then show you how to communicate your message in the best possible way. After completing this section, you should have a better understanding of how to communicate effectively to individuals and groups, via spoken communications, written communications, electronic communications and even communication with elders. The purpose of communication is to get your message across to others clearly
Troubled Teens Directory is the most honest and integral Internet-based educational consulting service available and designed to serve parents who are need of guidance in regard to their troubled teen. Restoring Troubled Teens is a Directory Listing of Schools and Articles specifically designed to support the parents of Troubled Teens. Our services are devoted to the parent who is overwhelmed and in need of immediate assistance (coaching) in order to locate the perfect troubled teen school or program for their child.
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