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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Dealing With Stress As A Teen

Teen smoking may increase depression risk

August 07, 2009
Teens who smoke may be putting themselves at risk for depression later in life, a new study has found. A team of researchers found that adolescent rats given nicotine entered into a depression-like state characterized by extra sensitivity to stress, a lack of pleasure, and anxiety throughout their adult lives. Researchers say even one day of nicotine exposure had long-term effects on the adolescents, but adult rats did not experience the depression symptoms.
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Expert & Community Posts

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What Young People Worry About
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...social support has an important protective role in stress and may in fact decrease the chances... Read more »

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Anxious Mom Begets Anxious Teen
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...and a new study suggest that if mom is chronically stressed or if the family as a whole is... Read more »

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Treating Type 1 in Children and Teens
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...diabetes during the toddler or infant stage is extremely stressful for the family members caring... Read more »

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Predicting Anxiety Disorders
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...disorders, including panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, are chronic conditions... Read more »

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Anxiety and Depression Starts in the Womb
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...proposed explanation for the link between prenatal stress, low birth weight, and later stress... Read more »

Health Guide

Substance Abuse in Teens With ADHD
...expectations and place where they can see it often.· Talk to your children about positive ways to deal with stress. Let them know that they can come to you with emotional stresses in their... Read more »
Your First Gynecologist Visit
...of pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J. "It should not hurt!" she stresses. "If it does, either the patient has a problem that is causing her pain or the exam is... Read more »
Depression and Teenagers: Some Basics
...pattern Adolescent girls are twice as likely as boys to experience depression. Risk factors include stressful life events, particularly loss of a parent to death or divorce; child abuse - both... Read more »
Specific Phobias Explained
...specializes in anxiety disorders. Many patients are helped with this type of treatment. In addition, stress-reducing strategies can be taught and incorporated into the situation. Ideas such as... Read more »
Migraine Issues: What are the causes and risk factors of migraine?
...hormonal effects. Migraine onset begins with the release of serotonin, which can be triggered by stress, particular foods, sensations, medications, or hormone levels. For instance, migraines are... Read more »

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