Teenage Depression

Suicide is the most extreme manifestation of severe depression. Each year it takes the lives of more teens than all other illnesses combined. But, as with depression, a potentially suicidal person can be treated if correctly diagnosed. Far too often, though, suicidal teens do not get the help that can save their lives.

Despite the fact that depression is becoming increasingly more common amongst adolescents today, professionals say that only twenty percent of depressed teens receive help (Dumke). Depression is a mental illness that impairs a person’s daily life and causes feelings of severe distress, exhaustion, and valuelessness. Proper education on clinical depression is vital for high school students because without valid information, they may make an incorrect self diagnosis, the stigma surrounding the topic often derails depressed teenagers from seeking help, and many might even fail to recognize when they fall into an unhealthy mindset.

Suicide is a prevalent cause of death among America's youth today. Every day more than 1000 teenagers will think about suicide and eighteen will be successful in committing it. It is an ever-growing problem that can be described as unnecessary and uncalled for. Knowledge and understanding are key factors to preventing teenage suicide. The problem will usually originate from a period of depression, either as a medical concern, or simply because of a saddened

The suicide rate for adolescents has increased more than 200% over the last decade. Recent studies have shown that greater than 20% of adolescents in the general population have emotional problems and one-third of adolescents attending psychiatric clinics suffer from depression. The majority of teenage depressions can be managed successfully by the primary care physician with the support of the family, says Maurice Blackman MB, FRCPC.

A depressive disorder is an illness involving the body, mood, and thoughts (Psychology Today). However, every person is different, and their way of describing depression will most likely not be the same as others. A teenage girl may describe it as a never ending hole she fell into, while a middle age man can describe it as feeling like he is drowning, but breathing just fine. Depression has come to be one of society’s most substantial issues, yet it never seems to get the right amount of attention. Teenagers tend to be what the average person thinks of when they hear the word depression. They think that since some adolescents are quieter, dress differently, or act a certain way that they are sad and emotional. Sometimes it can be the person

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

A very severe result of depression is suicide. Many teens feel so depressed that they consider taking their lives. Each day about 5,000 young people, from the ages 13-24, attempt to kill themselves. The rate of suicide has tripled since 1960 and is the second cause of death in 10-24 year olds. Four out of five teens show clear warning signs, but are not taken to treatment. Pay close attention to these warning signs in teens suicide threats, direct and indirect, obsession with death, writings referred to death, giving away of belongings, dramatic change in personality or appearance, irrational and bizarre behavior, overwhelming sense of guilt, shame, or rejection, changed eating or sleeping patterns,

A. Attention Material: It has been verified on April 19th, 2013 by the Center for Disease Control that for youths between the ages of 10-24, suicide is the third leading cause for death in the United States. (Center for Disease Control: Teen Suicide Statistics, Chart number 1)

Every 100 minutes a teenager commits suicide (Dave Pallone paragraph 1). Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicides in people under the age of 18. This isn’t the only effect of depression, but it is one of the many ongoing struggles teens face when battling this disorder. Between five hundred thousand to one million adolescents attempt suicide each year but thankfully, only a small amount of those attempts are successful.

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 a mental disorder or an mental illness that impacts people all around the world. In America, it has grown tremendously since 1980 and has been affecting younger and younger people, it was once only affecting adults but in recent years has been getting to adolescents and children. Most recently more than 10 percent of adolescents develop a depressive disorder before the age of 18(Collins, 2017). In this paper you will see the differences between adult and teen depression, the teens who are impacted by depression is rising, That parents and teachers do not realize that the young children they care for just might be depressed but are not seeing the signs

Depression is the most common psychological problem in the country, afflicting more than 17 million Americans and more than 100 million people worldwide each year. Since the numbers for young people are lower than those for adults, teen depression is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. Its symptoms often differ; too, so many depressed teens are dismissed as simply being “difficult” or “delinquent.”Yet it is a serious problem, particularly when one considers the high rate of depression-related suicide among teenagers.

When thinking of teenagers we get the feeling of carefree days, days with no or minimal responsibility and days filled with fun, laughter and joy. This reality is a fairytale for some teenagers. Adolescent depression is a real and growing problem in our society. Numbers of depression diagnosed in adolescents are on the rise. Is this because of more depressed teenagers, or is there an explanation for this. Are there underlying problems or causes for the high depression numbers? Is there something that we can do to help these teenagers. What are the symptoms and diagnoses. Factors contributing to this problem are all things that will be discussed in this paper.

Day after day, more teenagers in the United States are being claimed by death due to depression and suicide. Depression rates are higher than ever; teenagers are spending more time worrying about their schoolwork than they are being productive in their studies. With college looming over all young minds, teenagers often turn to alternate options for release rather than dealing with the problem at hand. The demands of school work lead teenagers to become depressed and this disables them from obtaining their highest levels of success. The United States is falling behind other countries in the education field. Currently, the insufficient levels of depression among teenagers inhibits their growth in learning and leads the United States to be weak in education. For instance, 55% of students in China are considered to be top world performers, while only 9% of American students are top world performers (Ryan 2). This notable issue is one of the major reasons why the United States is incapable of keeping up with other top nations, yet again, leading to more depression in the younger generations who are competing with citizens of foreign countries for jobs and opportunities in the world.

A problem with depression is it affects not only the teen with the illness, but those around them. Teens are not comfortable sharing their depression with others, so they push those they care about away from them. Also, teens not feeling comfortable enough to admit to having depression, can cause the depression to become worse. When teens do express their feelings, they can be ridiculed or not be taken seriously due to the stigma surrounding depression. This condescending attitude can be changed if awareness of how serious depression is spreads. Furthermore, parents can start to think it was their fault (The Brown