Abuse And Neglect: A Possible Cause Of Teenage Depression And Suicide

Teens who experienced traumatic events in their childhood are more likely to commit suicide. According to The Mayo Clinic ( 2017), studies show that teens who are victims of divorce, rape, or abuse are at a higher risk of attempting suicide. However, teens with mental health issues are most likely to commit suicide. Depression is the leading cause in health issues among teens. Deriving from home life, alcohol and drug use, friendships, school, and other attributes.

Even though suicide is a personal situation, sometimes the reasons for suicide is more personal that what most can see such as domestic violence, this includes physical and verbal abuse. Children and teens who are abused domestically tend to experience emotional, mental, physical and social damage that could affect their entire lives. The psychological effects of domestic violence could be long or short term and many children experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which is similar to what a combat veteran would experience after war. Even if the abuse is not directed to the child, he/she could still be affected by witnessing abuse around them. According to the Child Domestic Violence Association those who grow up in a with domestic

There is other evidence of high rates of suicide among teenagers done from other sources that have similar results. Over the years, the number of suicides have substantially increased. Certain individuals are at a higher risk of committing suicide. Those risk factors can include: “bullying, physical abuse, family history of suicide, family history of child maltreatment, previous suicide attempts, history of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression, history of alcohol

A teenager may commit suicide for different reasons, but two common reasons for people to kill themselves are depression and bullying. Depression is commonly a thing which happens as a result of mental disorders such as Bipolar. Mostly people who commit suicide have a disorder of some kind. Pappas mentions this in her article as well. In it Pappas states, “The vast majority of people who do kill themselves have a mental illness. More than 90 percent of people who kill themselves have a mental disorder, either depression, bipolar disorder or some other diagnosis,

Research has discovered that suicide and mental health issues can occur in children and teenagers thanks to technology, stress, and lack of support. An article from the Huffington Post by Stephanie

There can be many attributes to teen suicide but knowing the risks may help someone in need. Suicide can occur after experiencing a stressful life event for teens. Perceived failure at school, a break up with a boyfriend or girlfriend, the death of a loved one, a divorce or a major family conflict. Here is a list below From Kids Health that gives some signs to look for when a teen might be considering suicide.

Teens are not used in handling a lot of stress. These stresses can potentially influence some teens to commit suicide if they are not able to overcome these stresses. There are a lot of stress that can occur in teenagers. Most common stresses teens experience come from school and the family. This applies more to teens who are being pushed by their parents to have good grades in school. They are under pressure and they feel like they have to meet their family's high expectations. They could also be forced to choose a career that they do not want to take. Some teens also come from poor families and they are under the pressure of being successful in order for them to support their family financially. Some of them are afraid of disappointing their families and it can be an additional cause of suicide among teenagers. These teens feel like the only way out and solution to their problem is

Suicide has become the second leading cause of death among teens in the United States. American youth have more risk to mental disorders due to race, sexuality, family, and stress of fitting in with their surroundings. Many mental illnesses will lead to suicidal thoughts or eventually to an attempt at suicide. Anxiety and the pressure to fit in contributes greatly to depression and suicide, particularly in high school. During youth, it's especially hard to find who you are, and still have the risk of getting made fun of or being bullied. Mental disorders along with substance abuse can also increase suicidal tendencies commodiously.All of these factors lead to the most common mental disorder, depression. Depression in young adults is the most

While all the above are driving factors of teen suicide, often the underlying concern is mental illness. Some teens who seek suicide initiate because of depression, borderline personality disorder or bipolar disorder. These illness intensify the pain a teen may suffer. Because of these underling illnesses, teens should seek and treat by medical professional.

Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths in adolescents in the United States. Teen suicide is also often referred to as a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Teens so often are suicidal and attempt suicide as a call for help from others. They have no intention in dying they are just trying to cry out for help from anyone that will listen. Many reasons cause teen to attempt suicide, varying from bullying to psychological disorders. In fact, psychological disorders accounts for about 90% of teens who attempt or commit suicide. Teenagers are also at higher risk of suicide when they are under

“More Americans under age 19 now die each year from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, pneumonia, lung disease, and birth defects combined, said Tom Simon ,” (Partner). Suicide can be caused by many things and affects everyone across the world young and old alike. Domestic Violence can negatively affect the ones involved, but it mostly affects the kids who witness it. Divorce is another factor that affect people, however, some kids carry the blame on themselves and they feel responsible about the divorce which can lead them to depression and ultimately suicide.

Depression can be caused by a death in the family, death of a friend, or if they were recently broken up with. Depression in teens is harder to detect because their moods are usual in a normal teen’s life. Most teens with depression have an obsession with death, such as suicidal thoughts or

A new study suggested that extended use of electronic devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets may cause symptoms of depression in teens. According to the researchers from the San Diego State University and Florida State University that people, particularly teens, who spend more time in social media are more vulnerable to develop depression.

Only in the past two decades, have depression and suicide been taken seriously. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood and thoughts. Depression affects the way a person eats and sleeps, feels about themselves, and the way they think of the things around them. It comes as no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths

Today’s teenagers are faced with the ever changing world around them and the biological changes of their bodies. Many teens are also faced with depression. Approximately half of teenagers with untreated depression may attempt suicide, which remains the third leading cause of death in this age group. (Bostic). This depression affects their school, family lives, and robs them of their self image. Depression affects many teens and often goes by unnoticed and untreated.