Adolescent Depression

Mood swings among teenagers are a common observation and are generally considered part of the ‘normal’ developmental process. However, studies in developmental psychology suggest that many teenagers experiencing the blues are actually suffering from adolescent depression.
While the exact prevalence of adolescent depression is open to question, some studies show that 5% of all adolescents suffer [...]

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It is an inescapable truth that depression is an illness that affects lots of people, many of whom won’t even admit that they are affected because they see depression as a form of weakness. Depression is an illness that doesn’t just affect a person’s mind and emotional state of mind, but also takes a toll [...]

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Most of the time, sadness and depression are termed as one. Some people believe that sadness indicates that you have a disorder called depression. Others believe that sadness is just a normal occurrence and is way too different from depression. What is really sadness and how did it become the number one symptom of depression? [...]

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A number of people believe that there are less and less people coming to the doctor’s office for depression treatment. Probably, it is because they lack the feeling of acceptance necessary for them to acknowledge their illness. Financial problems and lack of family support may also be factors in why there are fewer people visiting [...]

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Everyone has mood swings; they experiences feeling of euphoria, moments when they are on the top of the world, and then there are the times when we are irritated with the world and just want to be left alone.
For the most part, the emotional highs and lows are normal, the problem is recognizing when the [...]

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Depression is a condition that affects many people, regardless of their age. The number of teenagers that suffer from depression seems to be growing all the time. Being a teenager in this day and age seems to be more difficult than it ever was. If you’re a parent, the following information will help you to [...]

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Depression is a condition that affects millions of individuals around the country. It’s considered one of the most common and widespread illnesses of our time. There are many different causes for this condition. Depression can be caused by an event or trauma that the person has suffered, or it can be triggered by some other [...]

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So you think you are depressed? But are you sure that you are? Depression can sometimes be caused by other conditions like chronic fatigue; there are also times that depression causes chronic fatigue.
That’s why it is important to analyze your condition thoroughly first, maybe depression is not the main problem at hand. It would be [...]

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So you’ve got depression, now how do you manage it? There are lots of choices actually, but anti depressants are the most commonly used treatment for depression. It is important to get to know more about depression and anti depressants, so that you can establish the pros and cons of the different depression management options [...]

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Most people think that depression and anxiety are two very different things. The average person thinks that when they are depressed they slow down, that it becomes difficult to find the energy to do the day to day activities their life requires. When people think of depression they often think about laying around in a [...]

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