Parents are very concerned about the increased incidence of teen depression. In this context, there is no other option available for them except to acquire as much knowledge about this problem as possible. Though the Internet has a lot of information about this problem, parents should discuss with their doctor also to get some valuable advice. If you are a parent and if your child has been affected, you should ask the following questions to your doctor so that you can have a good amount of information about teen depression. Continue reading “Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Teen Depression”


Gayathri Ramprasad is the president and the founder of the ASHA International, which is a non-profit organization for the promotion of community, organizational and personal wellness. She revealed that she struggled with depression, panic attacks and anxiety for more than a decade in her life. She also said that like many people, she too was struggling to find a remedy to get out of her problems. She began to think that wellness is a distant dream when different medications, electroconvulsive therapy, psychotherapy and many other techniques seemed to be useless for her. Many victims of teen depression face similar situations. Continue reading “What Can Work For Teen Depression”


It is perfectly justifiable if parents are very much concerned about the changing trends because these trends contribute heavily to teen depression. In fact, the number of teens who are getting affected by this problem has been increasing at an alarming rate. Peer pressure, various types of distractions, competition, etc. are the main factors that contribute to teen depression. Not only that, both the parents are forced to work and since they are very busy eking out, they are not able to spend quality time with children. This is another factor that causes this problem. Continue reading “Most Effective Teen Depression Therapy”


Statistics pertaining to teen depression give us not only an alarming picture about the prevalence of this problem but about another aspect as well. It has been found that more than 60 percent of depressed teens do not have access to the right kind of services or help. This means that these teens do not have any hopes of recovery. Further, they feel isolated also because their emotional health is severely affected.  Continue reading “Emotional Health and Teen Depression”


When you ask some teenagers to name the social networking site that they cannot keep themselves from visiting even a single day, most of them will give ‘Facebook’ as their answer. Even, some of them might point out ‘Twitter’ as well. Social media is turning out to be the mainstream in the lives of many teens and adults these days just because of the fact that they can view the images of their friends and relatives, which is not possible with phone calls. Even though, these sites enable stronger relationships, it has been pointed out that they are acting as the important cause for teen depression as well. Continue reading “How Social Networking Sites Can Lead To Teen Depression”