Clinical Depression: The Hopelessness Diaease

Suicide is something that can not be overlooked. It not only affects adults but teens as well. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US. Some warning signs of suicide are changes in eating or sleeping, depression, and/or obsessed with death. But suicide is not the go to option, there is prevention!

Lives are slowly being lost due to suicide and not only is it affecting themselves but also the people who are around them. Suicide is defined as taking of one’s own life and it is an issue that should be given all attention to. Teen suicide has been talked about in every source of media and it still continues to have a harmful effect in todays generation. In the United States the eighth leading cause of death is suicide, within developing teens, suicide is the third leading cause of their deaths (NAMI). There are many signs of someone who is contemplating suicide. And there are many reason for someone to be driven to the point of suicide. Those reasons being if the teenager is dealing with depression, bullying, sexual abuse and abuse

Did you know suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States? Teens suffering from depression is more likely to commit suicide than other teens. The effects of suicide can be very tragic to the family and the person trying to commit it. There is ways to prevent suicide with therapy and medicine. There is also very important signs to tell if someone is going to commit suicide.

According to WebMD, depression includes "feelings of intense sadness -- including feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless" these feelings "last for many days to weeks and keep you from functioning normally." Clinical depression is not something a person can just overcome, snap out of, or get over.

Also called clinical depression, is a mood disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Depression affects how the patient feels, thinks and behaves and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical effects. Patients diagnosed with depression may have trouble doing day to day activities or may feel as if life is not worth living. Depression is diagnosed when a patient experiences severe symptoms that interfere with his/her to work, sleep, study, eat and enjoy life. An episode of depression can occur only once in a patient’s lifetime, but more often than not, a patient will experience several episodes.

Teen suicide is a growing health concern. The third-leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 to 24 years and the fourth-leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 14 years. Teenagers commit suicide because of mental illness, substance abuse, and feeling of

In 2012 suicide was the second leading cause of death between 13 to 20 year olds. Today it is now the third leading cause of death, surpassed by homicides and accidents. Still teen suicide continues to be a growing health concern. Families, friends and communities feel devastated after experiencing losing someone to suicide. They are left to wonder what else could they have done, could they have really prevented this or what went wrong. With the numbers of teen suicides continuing to grow over the past few years, a large amount of people believe that the outcome in treating suicidal teens hasn’t been very successful. This leaves many to question, can suicidal teens be effectively treated? Suicidal teens can be effectively treated because of

In my literary research review, I will look at articles presenting research on the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on those who are suffering from depression. The articles will be discussing Cognitive Behavioral Therapies effectiveness on those of different ages and genders. The literature will research and review quantitative and qualitative studies and what their outcomes revealed.

Teen suicide has been gradually increasing over the past decade throughout our entire nation. The best and most efficient way to prevent teen suicide is to inform people of its existing threat and to teach people to look for warning signs. Teen suicide is an important issue because it threatens a myriad of lives that have so much great potential. To assist you in understanding the severity of this current issue, i will provide the following statistics about teen suicide, relations and examples, warning signs, and causes. Periods of anxiety or depression during adolescence are common and can be normal scientific reactions to loss or under unbearable amounts of stress. (quiet like the two romantic

Day to day, many teens live with many different struggles and challenges in life. Committing suicide comes with a long line of mental frustrations, depression,

Depression is a mental disorder that can affect people of all race, gender, and age. It causes severe bad moods and sadness. Unlike just feeling upset for a day or a few hours, people with this illness can not just simply will themselves to feel better. Going for a walk or talking to friends or family will not cheer them up. It is much more serious than that. These feelings start to interfere with the person’s daily routine and life. On top of sadness, feelings of worthlessness, helplessness, and in severe conditions, thoughts of suicide can occur. There are three main types of depression which are Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, and Bipolar Disorder. (Sources One and Two).

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

In those moments of tragedy, loss, struggle, stress, etc., it is normal to feel and become depressed. But when those feelings start to intensify and last more than a couple days to weeks and prevents you from going about your regular activities, then, your feeling is beyond that of just sadness. It could possibly be clinical depression. When asked, most individuals assume depression is when someone is so sad to the point of taking their own life, but depression is more than just that assumption. Depression is defined as a “mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity which reflects a sad and/or irritable mood exceeding normal sadness of grief.” The signs and symptoms are not only characterized by negative thoughts, moods, and behaviors but also specific changes in the bodily functions. In spite of clear research evidence and clinical guidelines regarding therapy, depression is often undertreated and misunderstood. If this illness is not treated correctly, it can cause severe damage towards a person and their friends and

Mayoclinic.org (2015) defines depression as “a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living.” It also states that it is not a weakness and that it can be long-term.

Depression, anxiety, and suicide are serious problems in high schools across the nation. Unfortunately, people and the news do not pay as much attention to teen suicide in comparison to large mass child mortalities such as school shootings. The rate of teenage suicide has tripled in the past three years; each week twenty-eight teens kill themselves in America. Nearly one in seven teens have said they have had suicidal thoughts or tendencies and one in fourteen admit to actually attempting suicide.