Unlike earlier times, teenage years are more turbulent because teens are exposed to a lot of information through television, Internet, etc. In addition to that, there is a lot of competition among teens and therefore, they feel unbearable peer pressure also. This has led to increased chances of teen depression affliction. Parents of children with teen depression should remember a few points and follow a few tips. Continue reading “Six Teen Depression Tips for Parents”
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A new study was conducted on adolescents and this research reveals that those young people who enjoy carrying out selfless deeds are less susceptible of getting affected by teen depression over time. Continue reading “Perform Meaningful Activities to Stay Away from Teen Depression”
It is a known fact that teen depression has become a serious issue and so, research is taking place on a continuous basis to find out the causes for this problem and also the ways to treat the problem. This is completely justified because the number of children who are being affected by depression has been on the increase in the recent times. Continue reading “Identifying Teen Depression with a Quick, Simple Test”
Though it may sound like a sermon delivered from the pulpit of a Church, the new treatment found and suggested by researchers for teen depression is altruism. Continue reading “Helpful Activities to Control Teen Depression”
There is good news for adolescents who have been affected by teen depression and the parents of these young people because a recent study reveals that those teens who enjoy helping others are less prone to be affected by depression than those children who are selfish minded and who like risk taking for earning rewards. Continue reading “Altruism can Help in Preventing Teen Depression”
A recent research reveals that effects of teen depression, anger and other negative emotions can last well past the teenage and may impact the romantic relationships that develop even during the middle age of people.
It was at the Alberta University, Edmonton this study was conducted and researchers have concluded that the effects of anger and teen depression may last even for a period of over 20 years. Continue reading “Adulthood Love Life can get Influenced by Teen Depression – Study reveals”
People have started realizing that teenage depression can be reversed and that one of the most appropriate ways for doing this is to create awareness about the problem among parents, teachers and also the affected adolescents. Therefore, a number of organizations, schools and other institutions are conducting various types of programs for making people understand the issue and know how to handle the affected teens. Continue reading “Programs Aimed at Creating Awareness about Teenage Depression”
If you think that teen depression will only cause sadness or bad moods in children, you cannot be more wrong. The fact is that this can be a serious issue because it can affect every aspect of the life of the affected teen. Some of the affected teens may take to excessive drinking or drug abuse, some of them may hate themselves and in extreme cases, they may harm themselves or even others. In some of the teenage girls, the issue may lead to pregnancy and in very extreme cases, teen depression may lead to suicides. Continue reading “Preventing Suicides in Victims of Teen Depression”
Experts classify depression into three types. Parents whose children have been affected by teen depression should know about these three types. The first type is Situational Depression and this is generally triggered when certain specific events occur. For example, if there is a break-up between the teen and his or her friend, there may be a problem. In the second type, the cause is genetic which means that the problem runs in the families of the affected teens. Suicides are common in this type. Continue reading “Parents Role in Treating Teen Depression”
A study conducted at the Rutgers-Camden University has revealed that young girls who are obese are more likely to be affected by teen depression and the converse is true also in several cases. In this study, the researchers have evaluated more than 1,500 young people between ages 11 and 24 and this research spanned a period of about 10 years. At the end of this period, the researchers could conclude that young girls who have depression when they are at the threshold of adolescence have a tendency to be affected by obesity during the last phase of their adolescence. Continue reading “Obesity and Teen Depression in Young Girls”