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Teri Robert
posted 06/08/2009, comments (0)

Group Therapy Helps Prevent Depression in Teens

A study published in JAMA has shown that group cognitive behavioral therapy may help prevent depression in at-risk teens.   The study had 113 adolescent participants, ages 13 through 17, whose parents had a history of depression. The adolescents had a history of depression, symptoms of depress, or both. They were assigned randomly to the... Read moreChevron
mj2356

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raped, lost friends, lonely.
posted 06/01/2009, comments (6)

lost and lonely

for most of my life i went to a private school. i was a shy, sweet girl with friends, and i was happy. the depression started in seventh grade. my friends decided i wasn't happy enough for them, so they left me. i was friendless for a long time, and i was severely unhappy. i cut myself once or twice, nothing too intense, but i just wanted the... Read moreChevron
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Deborah Gray

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posted 05/26/2009, comment (1)

What It's Like to be a Teenager with Depression

It's thirty years ago, but I can still remember in painful detail what it was like to be a teenager with depression. I felt lost all the time. I dragged myself through weekdays and evenings, and weekends I spent as much time as possible in some form of escapism, mainly reading and television. When I filled out applications for college I had... Read moreChevron
D2S3
posted 05/17/2009, comments (0)

Girlfriend and first year of college

I am not sure what to do although I have my ideas.  My husband always makes me feel about two inches tall so even when he was begging for my input I could not provide it.  He wanted to talk about our sons school and girlfriend.  However he always turns around whatever I say and while asking the question he also has a way... Read moreChevron
Aero
posted 05/15/2009, comment (1)

I do not know what to do anymore.

        I’ve been feeling so depressed lately.I do not know what to do anymore. I do not want to kill myself, but I am just waiting for death. I am 18 and a male.I have always been a little depressed. It all started when my grandmother passed away when I was 14. I felt like crap, I did not want to live... Read moreChevron
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