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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Teenage Depression

Health Encyclopedia: Depression Signs In Teenagers

Alternative Names

Teenagers and depression


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Expert & Community Posts

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What It's Like to be a Teenager with Depression
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...painful detail what it was like to be a teenager with depression. I felt lost all the time. I... Read more »

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Recognizing Depression in Teenagers
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...experiencing hormone-ridden mood swings, but clinical depression?I suffered from depression... Read more »

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Group Therapy Helps Prevent Depression in Teens
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...group cognitive behavioral therapy may help prevent depression in at-risk teens.   The study... Read more »

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How to Cope when your Child or Teen is Depressed
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...recognized that it isn't just adults who can get depression.  More children and teens are being... Read more »

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The Screening Controversy
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...severe. For example, it's possible to prevent chronic depression (depression that occurs three... Read more »

Health Guide

Adolescent depression
...loss of interest in usual activities. Alternative Names Depression - adolescents; Teenage depression Causes, incidence, and risk factors Depression can be a... Read more »
Depression and Teenagers: Some Basics
Teen years are difficult -- for both the teens and their families. Add depression to the situation, and it can be especially difficult to know where to turn, and what to do. Just as there are... Read more »
Adolescent depression
Depression - adolescents; Teenage depression Prevention Periods of depressed mood are common in most adolescents. However, supportive... Read more »
Adolescent depression
Depression - adolescents; Teenage depression Treatment Treatment options for adolescents with depression are similar to those for depressed... Read more »
Adolescent depression
Depression - adolescents; Teenage depression Symptoms depressed or irritable mood temper, agitation loss of interest in activities,... Read more »

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