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Identifying And Treating Adolescent Depression
Health Encyclopedia: Adolescent Depression
Depression - adolescents; Teenage depression
Prevention
Periods of depressed mood are common in most adolescents. However, supportive interpersonal relationships and healthy coping skills can help prevent such periods from leading to more severe depressive symptoms. Open communication with your teen can help identify depression earlier.
Counseling may help teens deal with periods of low mood. Cognitive behavioral therapy, which teaches depre...
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Expert & Community Posts
Recognizing Depression in Children
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...entry, most of my childhood was blighted by clinical depression. After I was diagnosed at age... Read more »
Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...likely than the general population to experience depression because the painful limitations of... Read more »
What are the risk factors for childhood depression?
By Deborah Gray , Health ExpertI had untreated clinical depression starting from a young age. When I was finally diagnosed at... Read more »
Depression in Men
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...six people, one will be clinically diagnosed with depression. In real terms the figures for... Read more »
Identifying Childhood or Teen Depression
By The HealthGal , Health Expert...show signs of passing sadness, we typically think of depression as an adult disorder. Children... Read more »
Health Guide
The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
...it is crucial that men seek help for their symptoms. 9. Myth: Depression does not affect children or teenagers — their problems are just a part of growing up. We’d like to believe that all... Read more »Seasonal Affective Disorder in Children
...after years of writing about mental health. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a condition that can cause depression, fatigue and overeating, among other things, and it is brought on by the change of... Read more »What Causes Depression?
CausesThe causes of depression are not fully known. Most likely a combination of genetic, biologic, and environmental factors are at work.Genetic FactorsBecause depression runs in families, and has a... Read more »Guiding our Bipolar Daughter Through Adolescence
...diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. At age 13, she had crying spells and was diagnosed with depression. At age 14, her school performance dropped and extensive testing resulted in an... Read more »Depression Risk
According to a major surveys, more than 13% of Americans experience major depression disorder over the course of their lifetimes. Furthermore, an estimated 18 million Americans experience... Read more »Images
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