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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder And Depression

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Introduction: Working with families, social services workers may see families with a variety of problems. They help families deal with poverty, abuse, and health care concerns or problems. There are variety jobs under the social service category. Some workers might help people find homes, or temporary shelters, while others help families deal with the effects of abuse such as sexual and physical. Other workers might deal with families that are being affected by a health disorder such as mental illness. Mental illness affects people of all ages. It does not discriminate against age, race, economic status or sex; anyone can be affected. Mental disorders range from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to Depression. People with a mental …show more content…

One of the most common mental illnesses that is found in teens and greatly impact their development and families is Major Depression. Depression: One of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. is Major Depression. Depression is not simply the act of being sad or angry, Depression is disorder that affects how the brain controls emotions. Depression is considered an episodic illness, sometimes a person can improve without any help, and sometimes it can become a recurring problem. A depression episode usually can last two weeks or more. It can affect a way the person thinks, personal interactions, feels, and how they see the world as a whole. Depression effects seven percent of the population, majority of them women. A person usually experiences their first episode of depression in their adolescent and young adulthood years. 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

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