How Do Teens Deal With Depression?
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 specifically designed to help the teens deal with their depressive symptoms.
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From Our Experts
Bullying Can Cause Depression in Some Teens
A recent study in Sweden sheds some light on the impact bullying may have on the emotional health of teens. Almost 5,400 teens answered... Read more »
How to Cope when your Child or Teen is Depressed
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 »
Adolescent Depression Screenings: Let's talk about it!
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 »
The Ripple Effect of Suicide
There are millions of people who are seriously enough depressed to consider killing themselves. That doesn’t mean they do so, but it’s... Read more »
Understanding Teen Depression
The other day my daughter asked me what I was going to write next. I told her that I had no idea, that I'd actually written everything I... Read more »
From Our Sources
Teens should be screened for depression: experts
Experts with the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force are urging primary care doctors to routinely screen their teen patients for depression.... Read more »
Teens use marijuana instead of depression, pain meds
New research suggests that some teens are smoking marijuana not just for recreation but to self-medicate emotional problems, sleep difficulties,... Read more »
The Fine Art of Raising a Teen With ADHD
The teenage years are enough to make any parent cringe. Living with a teen is spending your days waiting for the next battle to erupt, only to be... Read more »
Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Issues on t...
In the wake of the recent Northern Illinois University shooting and the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, the trend of taking harsh disciplinary actions... Read more »
Teen Depression: An Interview
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 »
Is Your Teenager Depressed? Signs of Depression in Teens
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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