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    therapist and talks about their feelings. The therapist guides the teen to examine their life experiences and finds a root of their problems, which is causing their depression (Roth, 2013; Wingert et al., 2002). Some doctors have also found that a mix of cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressants have relieved teenager’s depression. Doctors are prescribing either Prozac or Paxil antidepressants to teens. These drugs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which means that they regulate how

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    Blake Jerue 12/13/16 English 1110 Teenage Depression: How My Story Can Help Others Most families think that their moody teen is just in a phase that all adolescents go through. Puberty, that time when an individual goes from a child to a teen. It marks a time of physical changes, but for many teens may also mark the start of something that will stay with them for many years; depression. Depression effects an estimated 19 million Americans, making it one of the most prevalent mental illnesses

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    Young Mothers at Risk for Depression and Its Impact on Young Children Teresa Chang HED 414 San Francisco State University Young Mothers at Risk for Depression and Its Impact on Young Children Abstract The United States (U.S.) continues to experience higher rates of teenage motherhood. Approximately, 10% of all U.S. births are teenagers, as Dr. Payal & Bisakha report, and along these guidelines, many adolescent mothers are dealing with depression in mild to serve forms, which is compromising

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    are most likely to get pregnant. These factors consist of race, the country they live in, and economic status. Starting with race, whites have a significantly lower rate of teenage pregnancy than those who are Hispanic or African American. White and African American teenage pregnancies have both gone down while Hispanic teenage pregnancy has gone up in the last 15 years (Coley & Chase-Lansdale, 1998). Even though Hispanic teenagers tend to be sexually active later in their adolescence, studies have

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    Teenage Mother Three out of ten adolescent young ladies will end up getting pregnant before the age of twenty. That is rounded to about seven hundred and fifty thousand high school pregnancies consistently occurring. Over half of the teenage mothers to be, never finish secondary school. Planned Parenthood determined that eighty two percent of teenage pregnancies are not thought out nor planned for. Contrasted with the adolescent birth rates in other created nations, America's are the most elevated:

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    Teenage pregnancy is normally identified as deprived life choice, for example, tasks of teenage parenting have long-term impact on the mental health of the mother and children (Statistics New Zealand, 2003). It is important to identify the socio economic factors of teenage pregnancy to lower the chances of mental health problems in young mothers. In this paper the aim is to analyse the main socio economic factors of teenage pregnancy and discuss how it affects the mental health of an adolescent mother

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    Teenage Pregnancy Essay

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    Teenage pregnancy is a huge problem that the United States faces today. Amongst other countries the United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy (Ayadi, Kuo, Adams & Gavin, 2010; Minnick & Shandler, 2011). In the year 2015 the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reported that the birth rate was twenty two point three per thousand for young women ages 15-19 (2015). It also stated that of births to single women were to teenage mothers in 2009 (Ayadi et al., 2010). 14 million babies

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    risks, emotional weight, and financial problems. The average cost of raising a child until they are eighteen is about $245,340. That is around $12,800 - $14,970 per child per year. Medical hazards include the following: anemia, high blood pressure, depression, premature birth, poor nutrition, and low birth weight. Anemia is the lack of iron in the blood. The high blood pressure can lead to other health issues and preeclampsia. Preeclampsia causes damage to the organs, most often in such cases being the

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    marriage is a growing issue among teenagers. Sex before marriage is the cause of teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and emotional distress. Sexually transmitted diseases show in a society of teenagers that are having premarital sex, because teenagers have so many different sex partners. Therefore, a result to teenagers having sex is the different disease which is becoming more common in the teenage population. Because, for this is that the teenagers don not know how to use the

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    parents, their children, and society,” (The Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Teenage females associated with childbearing expose themselves to many risks and negative effects that can affect their future. Females result with many consequences due to teenage pregnancy. This paper will strictly focus on the effects females experience through teenage pregnancy. The reader will be able to develop an overall understanding of the causes of teen pregnancy. Also, the

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