Teen Depression Tests
Researchers at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago have developed a blood test that they say can diagnose depression in teenagers. The test, which was first developed in rats, can identify the presence of 26 markers linked to major depression disorder. The scientists say this test could be immensely helpful in diagnosing major depression in teens, a group that is both highly prone to the condition and sometimes resistant to reporting depression symptoms or seeking treatment to...
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From Our Experts
Adolescent Depression Screenings: Let's talk about it!
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Understanding Teen Depression
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Identifying Childhood or Teen Depression
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Teen Depression: An Interview
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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 »
Program may help teens with high depression risk
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 »
Teens use marijuana instead of depression, pain meds
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Blood test may predict postpartum depression
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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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