I was bullied through much of my childhood, beginning when I was seven years old, which was when we moved from New Jersey to a wealthy town in Connecticut in which sports were worshipped. I was, to put it mildly, not very good at sports. Not only was I somewhat uncoordinated, but my Attention Deficit Disorder (or complete lack of interest) caused me to space out when the phys-ed teacher was explaining the rules of whatever game we were about to play. When we were subsequently...
Though children can show signs of passing sadness, we typically think of depression as an adult disorder. Children and teens can however,... Read more »
Not surprisingly, there is research to support the association between chronic illness and depression. It makes sense. Often when an... Read more »
It has become recognized that it isn't just adults who can get depression. More children and teens are being diagnosed with this mood... Read more »
A study published in JAMA has shown that group cognitive behavioral therapy may help prevent depression in at-risk teens. The study had... Read more »
It's not news that teen depression is a growing problem, one that must not be ignored. But what about screening of adolescents for mental... Read more »
Children with ADHD are diagnosed more often in the early school years. Children with ADD (without hyperactivity) are sometimes not diagnosed until... Read more »
Your current ageSarah is a bright, kind-hearted 19-year-old college student. She also has major depressive disorder. Fortunately for Sarah, her... Read more »
Experts with the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force are urging primary care doctors to routinely screen their teen patients for depression.... Read more »
Researchers say teens who are at high risk for developing depression because their parents suffer from the condition may be helped by a new program... Read more »
New research suggests that some teens are smoking marijuana not just for recreation but to self-medicate emotional problems, sleep difficulties,... Read more »
So how do you tell the difference between normal behavior and depression in a teen? While normal teenage behavior might seem at first glance to be very similar to depression, these similarities are fairly superficial. It is possible to separate...
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