What Does Depression Look Like In Teens?
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Teens and Depression: A New Appraoch
By Amy Hendel, Health Expert
Adolescence is such a tough time. The average teen is struggling with school work, sports team performance, acne, sexuality issues,... Read more »
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How to Cope when your Child or Teen is Depressed
By Merely Me, Health Expert
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 »
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Teen Depression: An Interview
By Teri Robert, Health Expert
Sarah is a bright, kind-hearted 19-year-old college student. She also has major depressive disorder. Fortunately for Sarah, her family... Read more »
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Asperger's Syndrome and Depression in Teens
By Eileen Bailey, Health Expert
Although the reasons are not well understood, teenagers and adults with Asperger's syndrome (AS) seem to be more vulnerable to depression.... Read more »
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Chronic Illness, Teens and Depression: How They Are Linked
By Tracy Davenport, Ph.D., Health Expert
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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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 »
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
New research suggests that some teens are smoking marijuana not just for recreation but to self-medicate emotional problems, sleep difficulties,... Read more »
The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
It’s all in your head. Only women get depressed. If you have depression, you’re stuck with it for life. Do any of these statements sound... 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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