Depression And Eating Disorders Among Adolescents

Obesity causing depression on adolescents is an important topic because depressive symptoms are the beginning phase to depression. These young adults who are clinically obese feel like outsiders and do not feel like they belong in society’s norm. They suffer from daily teasing and put-downs and from other kids because of what they physically look like. Their weight causes them to be rejected from others as well as themselves. Having this happen day after day will lead to a feeling of hopelessness and gradually leading to the early stages of depression. This is a serious turning point because once one becomes depressed they tend to lose their sense of self efficacy. Then which latently leads one to hurt their body even more through eating

Depression is a sad feeling where you lose all hope and courage for yourself. Depression can be caused by bullying, in fact bullies as well as the victims are more likely to be depressed. Depression can lead to low-self of esteem, high rate of being absent from school, anxiety, and even physical illness. Experts found that “among students who said they were frequently bullied in school nearly 30% reported depression then leads to suicide.”

This research task is based on the prevalence of eating disorders amongst teenage girls in our School amongst the ages of 15-18. This is a valid topic as being a teenage female in an all-girls school; it is a very easily relatable topic. I am interested to find out about the prevalence of eating disorders in my school and ultimately in helping the girls who are suffering from a disorder and are not getting the sufficient help that is needed when one if suffering from Bulimia or Anorexia Nervosa.

Eating disorders are complex illnesses that are affecting adolescents with increasing frequency [1]. They rank as the third most common chronic illness in adolescent females, with an incidence of up to 5% 1, 2 and 3. Three major subgroups are recognized: a restrictive form in which food intake is severely limited (anorexia nervosa); a bulimic form in which binge-eating episodes are followed by attempts to minimize the effects of overeating via vomiting, catharsis, exercise, or fasting (bulimia nervosa); and a third group in which all the criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa are not met. The latter group, often called “eating disorder not otherwise specified” or EDNOS, constitutes the majority of patients seen in referral centers treating adolescents [4]. Eating disorders are associated with serious biological, psychological, and sociological morbidity and significant mortality. Unique features of adolescents and the developmental process of adolescence are critical considerations in determining the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of eating disorders in this age group. This position statement represents a consensus from Adolescent Medicine specialists from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia regarding the diagnosis and management of eating disorders in adolescents. In keeping with the practice guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association [5] and the American Academy of Pediatrics [6], this statement integrates evidence-based medicine,

Eating disorders, a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits is a growing problem. The three most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and Bulimia Nervosa. Eating disorders currently affect 25 million Americans. (allianceforeatingdisordes.com) Children under 12 who were hospitalized for an eating disorder increased by 119% between 1999 and 2006 (Fox News). While males are affected by eating disorders, 75% of people affected are female. One group of the population that is largely affected are teenage girls.

For many years now people think that being really skinny will make them more successful and attractive. People tend to think this way because of the media. We see models and celebrities who are all very skinny and also attractive and successful. With our society seeing famous people look like that it makes people take drastic measures to become skinny like them. Some people just don’t eat, others eat too much and then they make themselves throw up, and others don’t eat and then go exercise too much. Also we live in a society that is surrounded by food. In the United States there is a fast food restaurant on almost every corner and yet there is still an issue with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating.

Health and emotional conditions such as depression can lead to a loss of appetite as well as a lack of interest in food and drinks. Being depressed can make them want to be on their own, becoming socially isolated can affect their nutritional needs as they won’t feel like eating. A person with dementia may use up extra calories due to increased activity such as if they are agitated, restless, through wandering and pacing making their nutritional needs change. Forgetting to eat or not remembering if they have eaten will change their nutritional needs, be it increasing/decreasing their intake, lastly paranoia can make them suspicious of food.

Today every girl wants to be “perfect” or be close to perfect. One of the requirements is to have a nice body. It is easy for any girl to reach this goal by changing their diet. Girls often have to deal with many different issues such as eating disorders, low-self esteem, body image issues and so on. Many of these issues are influenced by all the advertisement on social media. Some girls are not aware of the consequences that they will have to face after “fixing” their bodies. There are different ways teen girls harm their bodies such as eating and then purging which is called bulimia nervosa. Another eating disorder is starvation which is known as anorexia nervosa. Anorexia in teenage girls is very important to be aware of because young women

Eating is a basic survival behavior. To many people eating is a way of life, brining families together, creating relationships and bonds between people and is an expression of feelings and emotions. But there are negative aspects to food as well, such as obesity and other eating disorders. Eating disorders are very dehabilitating and misunderstood disorders that affect an unbelievable amount of the population; they not only put strain on the body, but also on the mind, and often the families of those with an eating disorder. There is a wider range of eating disorders in childhood and adolescence than is commonly realized, and these are frequently either not recognized or misdiagnosed. With children as early as age seven showing

The United States has a high incidence of obesity, anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Obesity also known as overweight is having excessive body mass above the normal weight for the child’s age and sex. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia is an emotional disorder characterized by body imagines and the fear of gaining weight. However, people who are anorexia refused to eat in order to control their weight. On the other hand, people who are bulimia consume a large amount of food within a short of period of time. Then they begin to purge, fast or exercise right away because they feel shameful or guilt for eating an abundance of food. Overall, there are cultural influences that contribute to eating-related disorders in teenagers.

Eating disorders are sadly a common occurrence in today’s society. These disorders are broadly defined as an illness where an individual develops irregular eating habits such as eating too much or eating too little and is categorized as a mental illness. Also, some individuals may eat selectively where they avoid eating specific foods. Eating disorders can bring about severe health complications such as severe loss of weight or excess gaining of weight (Agras, 2010). An individual may suffer from lack of immunity and if the problem is not addressed the consequences can be detrimental or even fatal (Hudson, 2007). Eating disorders can develop during any developmental stage in life. The following paper provides a detailed discussion of children

“According to Mental Health America, one in every five teens has clinical depression” (“Safe Teens”). Do you know someone who suffers from teenage depression, or maybe a friend or family member? Or maybe you, yourself, may suffer from teenage depression. Well you are not alone. Many teens in America, as well as the rest of the world, are affected by teenage depression. Depression is an effect for many teens, with many causes. As a result, there are three major causes for teenage depression such as: Genetics, Environment, and Unhealthy Habits. In this essay, I will go in depth the many causes for teen depression.

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.

Depression is an issue facing a large amount of people today. It has becoming increasingly known that a lot of depression begins to start in the adolescent years for many individuals. The social work profession is critical in helping this adolescent depression not lead to further depression in adulthood. To understand adolescent depression and what is needed to help people suffering from it, we need to further understand the prevalence of adolescent depression, the effects it has on teens socially, populations that are vulnerable to depression in adolescents, as well as what a social worker’s role in assessing and treating adolescent depression is.

Depression is not only a state of being sad, it's a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion. Students and teachers will hear about How depression can affect other students, how it affects family members and how to help get rid of depression. Students around school will be asked to take a survey, simply to figure out those who are sad, and those who are depressed. The students will also be asked if they’ve had a friend who seemed really upset all the time or if they noticed that they might be depressed. They’ll also be asked if that friend has affected them in any way. There’s a solution to stopping so many kids in High School from being depressed.