Health Expert The HealthGal shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/395720/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/395720/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/395720/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/395720/93529/depression Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:44:00 -0500 The HealthGal You are the proud parent of a collegiate, and by now your late teen/young adult should be adjusting to college.....or possibly not.  Since he (she) may be far away, it can be somewhat difficult to assess from phone calls, emails and text messaging just how well he is adjusting.  It is not unusual for a collegiate to experience loneliness, depression or sadness in the early weeks and months of adjustment.  As a parent,... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/395720/93529/depression http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/395720/77722/identifying Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:55:00 -0400 The HealthGal Though children can show signs of passing sadness, we typically think of depression as an adult disorder.  Children and teens can however, suffer from depression, and about 5% of children and teens, suffer from depression at any given point in time.  Certain children may be at risk for depression: if your parent(s) had it, if you experience sudden loss, if you have ADD, if you have anxiety disorder.  Symptoms of depression in... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/395720/77722/identifying