A Short Note On Depression And Female Adolescent Depression

Research has shown that gender differences for depression do not exist for adults, but they do exist for adolescent, boys and girls.

What is depression? Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. It does not only affect your mind but your entire body as well. Depression can lead to things such as loss of interest in your everyday activities, weight loss or gain, insomnia, feelings of unworthiness and even thoughts of suicide. Luckily, depression can be cured through medication and therapy. Many people believe that the older they are the less likely they are to suffer from this mental disorder. They believe that they are wiser and know how to handle curveballs when life throws it at them. However, depression does not discriminate meaning that no matter what age or gender you are, you can be at risk of experiencing it.

The patient is a thirteen year old female diagnosed with depression/ depression NOS. She is in the hospital for attempting to kill herself by stabbing her stomach with a knife. She had been there for almost a week when the assessment was conducted. Hand off states she sees things in the shadows (visual hallucinations), and she was molested by her thirty year old cousin and sodomised by her neighbor when she was four. Her home situation is not a therapeutic one, her and one of her mother’s fights constantly, and see feels her mother is two faced and she cannot talk to this mother about her feelings. The patient is very shy, and just wants to draw ninja turtles, but through therapeutic communication and observation she began to open up. She is dressed appropriate for the weather, and has a good understanding of advance vocabulary, but does go off on her own to look outside a lot. The full assessment can be found in the appendix at the end of the paper. The aim of this study is to describe priority nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions, tests, labs and medications for this patient, the patient’s diagnosis according to the DSM-V and then examine a nursing article that relates to this patient.

Depression can affect anyone no matter what age or gender you are. Depression can be the result of alcohol and drug use, medical conditions, and stressful life events. Depression can run in the family. There are many types of depression. In the story, teen depression is one of the themes. Teen depression by definition is deep feeling of sadness and hopelessness. It is a lot more than just a feeling of sadness. It can affect everyday life and create big problems. Some symptoms of depression is complaints of pain, difficulty concentrating, loss of usually interests, sadness, anxiety, and turning to drugs and alcohol. A few of the worse symptoms are hearing voices that aren’t there and crying without cause.

Depression is a common disorder throughout the world that affects all age groups. Although rare in young children, depression disrupts the lives of many teenagers. In the United States, 11.2% of 13 to 18 year olds are affected by depressive disorders annually (National Institute of Mental Health). Depression during youth is particularly destructive since it not only causes a loss of relationships and

Depression. One of the most studied categories of mental illness (Muller & Erford, 2012). It can be expressed through a multitude of symptoms including loss of interest, sleep, low self-esteem, eating disorders, social isolation, fatigue, self-defeating impulses, and crying (Masip et al. 2010). Depression not only affects adults; but children and adolescents as well. In fact, it is the most common mental illness affecting children and adolescents (Huang & Dong, 2014). Depression affects 2.5% of children and 8.3% of adolescents (Huang

Often dismissed as childish “moodiness,” depression is one of the most common psychological problems that afflict teenagers. For most teens, the effects of their depression can be felt throughout every area of their lives, from relationships

Depression is on the rise in today's society, especially in teens millennials, therefore steps must be taken to combat this issue. How people get depression depends on their bodies chemistry, but usually causes are by genetics, living environment, sudden changes in a person's life, hormones, and cognitive habits. However sometimes depression can occur for no reason. Depression can affect anyone and everyone but studies have shown an increase in millennials and teens being diagnosed. Those who have a depressive disorder feel sad and uninterest all the time. If people don't treat depression the symptoms continue to get worse. Fortunately, there are many way to treat depression so long as the person struggling is willing to accept treatment.

According to the National Alliance for Mental illness eight percent of teens may experience a depressive episode in a given year. Twenty percent experience depression during their teen years. Females are more likely than boys to be diagnosed with depression. Numbers show up to eighty percent of teens with go untreated. Teens in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community are at a higher risk or experiencing depression due to their sexual identity. A high number of youth who have depression have not been diagnosed and are left untreated. Most teens turn to self-medication to

Depression is common in teens and younger children. About 5 percent of children and adolescents suffer from depression at any given point in time.

This article specifically covers depression in teens aged twelve to seventeen. It talks about what to pay attention to in teens and how teens that have a low outlook on their life, or that struggle with self-esteem are highly prone to developing depression. It covers the natural remedies for depression that is still in an early stage and includes statistics that help enforce the severity of depression in teens. It will help me to understand the effects and risks that depression has on teens

Women suffer from unipolar (as opposed to bipolar or manic) depression in greater numbers than men do; twice as much by most estimates. Three times as many teenage girls as boys report having experienced an episode of major depression.The reason or reasons why women have unipolar depression more frequently than men is less definite, due to a great extent to the fact that we don’t fully understand what causes depression, whether in men or women.

Depression is a major problem in today's society. More than 18 million adults are affected by depression in U.S. Depression is caused by various reasons. First of all it Depression is a medical disease, caused by a neurochemical or hormonal imbalance. Second it is caused by certain style of thinking or past experiences that was not pleasant experience. Our the course of our lives we experience depression either by losing a loved one or financial situation or etc. And it is surprising to me that adults are not the only ones who experience depression it is also youths as well. According to teenhelp.com it states about 2.8 million teens experince depression. And it is usually due to family situations, financial or losing loved ones which is also

Depression is the most widespread mental illness in today’s society. Studies have found that, 1 out of 8 teens are affected with this disease. It also predominantly affects young ladies than it does males. (www.kidshealth.org). Teens are at a position in their lives when they must face significant transition and peer pressures. They are trying to identify with themselves and trying to figure out where there puzzle piece fits in society, all of which can show the way to behavioral and emotional changes. This is also a stage when families suffer from poor communication: teenagers often tend to keep their feelings and concerns to themselves away from their parents and other authority figures. Therefore, identifying depression in teenagers

Depression a word we’re familiar with especially when it comes to adults, we know adults get depress and we understand the reasons, with the high demands in life it’s not uncommon to get lost in the shuffle. Depression in adult is something we have known for many years, but what has surprised many of us is that adolescents also get depressed. I myself still don’t fully understand the reasons why or how this happens. I see it very often adolescent coming in to the ER because they are depressed and want to hurt themselves, and each and every single time I’m shock. What could be so bad in their lives that would make them think they have no way out? This is the reason why I choice this topic, I want to learn more of how this disease affects so many children and teens and what we can do to stop it.