Teen Depression
Experts with the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force are urging primary care doctors to routinely screen their teen patients for depression. According to a new report from the task force, the benefits of screening kids 12 to 18 years old outweigh any risks if doctors can assure an accurate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. Experts say questionnaires can accurately identify teens prone to depression, and there's new evidence that therapy and/or some antidepressants can benefit them....
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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 »
Identifying Childhood or Teen Depression
Though children can show signs of passing sadness, we typically think of depression as an adult disorder. Children and teens can however,... 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 »
Teen Depression on Health Central
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Chronic Illness, Teens and Depression: How They Are Linked
Not surprisingly, there is research to support the association between chronic illness and depression. It makes sense. Often when an... Read more »
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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
New research suggests that some teens are smoking marijuana not just for recreation but to self-medicate emotional problems, sleep difficulties,... 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 »
Lexapro approved for teen depression
The antidepressant Lexapro has been approved for use in teens ages 12 years to 17 years old who have major depressive disorder. This approval comes... Read more »
Early bedtime may help teen depression
A new study has found that teens who go to bed by 10:00 p.m. are less likely to suffer from depression or have suicidal thoughts than teens who stay... 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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