Major Teen Depression and Its Growing Issue in Society

I know that antidepressants produce side effects that can turn out to be worse than what they are being used to treat, such side effects can include suicidal thoughts/actions, insomnia, and anxiety. Antidepressants are used to treat disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Antidepressants intend to regulate emotions and decrease depressing thoughts, but they have adverse side effects such as anxiousness, restlessness, and even a possible increase in suicidal thoughts (Teen Depression: When Should You Worry?). Antidepressants should be utilized as part of a larger medical plan, such as combining them with counseling and other treatment options (Dumke). “A combination of psychotherapy [a cognitive-behavioral therapy] and antidepressants seems to work the best and may keep depression from recurring” concerning teens with depression (Adolescents and Clinical Depression). Unfortunately, the economic impact of the treatments make it harder for families to provide help for their depressed teenagers. The costs include “outpatient care, medication, hospitalization, and residential treatment” (Economic Impact of Depression). Few people acquire consistent medical treatment as a depressed individual, resulting in less chances of helping teens with major depression. Since money expresses a barrier between treatment and no help at all, some schools even provide opportunities and programs that address the suicide and depression problem to youth in an attempt to help them (Strunk). Overcoming teen depression becomes realistic once society acknowledges the signs, warnings, causes, and treatment options, and finding ways to make

Antidepressants mainly affect the brain chemicals serotonin and norepinephrine -- the neurotransmitters responsible for regulating and enhancing mood. On the other hand, while antidepressants are generally effective, they may have adverse side effects; thus a patient taking antidepressants should be closely monitored.

Teen suicide is increasing and is caused by Teen Depression and if we don’t stop what is happening now, it will just keep going and it may get worse for the next generation. But, most people don’t realize it until the teen population may start to show a decrease, and dear families don’t know why “children at such a young age” have given up their life and have committed suicide. There are many causes and effects that this may happen to a teen. We need to try and stop what is happening to teens before things get worse for teens. Hopefully, many teens can look back and realize that things could have been better if things like “depression” had never existed and to think that things could have been better. And you should be that change. If teen depression disappeared, imagine how the world would be. Imagine teens playing with team mates and having fun outside. If everybody could contribute and help out people that are depressed, maybe one day our society may look different and we would be able to see that change. “You gain Strength, Courage and Confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself. ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing, you think you cannot do.” - Eleanor

Antidepressants are used by 3.7% of children ages 12 to 17. The Food and Drug Administration has required antidepressants to carry warnings that they might raise the risk of suicidal thinking as well as behavior in children and adults under age 25 and it has been doing this for years. After a year, children, teens and young adults were twice as likely to engage in self harm if they started at higher doses, especially common in the first three months.

Most people do not realize how prevalent depression is in our society, especially among the youth. It is seen as taboo and more often than not, it is “swept under the rug.” Also, there are many different stereotypes revolving around depression and the people suffering from it. People believe that depression looks a certain way and some even believe that sufferers are only looking for attention. However, that is not the case. Depression is a very important problem that should be taken very seriously. The purpose of this research paper is to inform the public. Specifically, to answer the question of whether teenagers are affected by depression more than adults. If people are more aware of the issue, then people suffering from depression will feel more comfortable reaching out and getting the help that they need and deserve. It is important because depression is misunderstood. The people suffering from depression do not deserve to be judged for something that they can not control. How can someone judge something that they do not understand? If the community understood it better that could reduce the amount of judgment and negativity directed towards depression.

A whopping twenty percent of teens have depression before they reach adulthood; about ten to fifteen percent suffer from depression at any given time. These statistics may seem frightening to you, but it gets even worse: only thirty percent of teens are treated for depression. Even with all the glorious medical institutions in America, there is still a lack of a clearly defined treatment for depression. The typical process of diagnosis is as follows: the teenager is taken to a psychiatrist, the teenager is diagnosed with clinical depression, the teenager is prescribed antidepressants, and the teenager begins psychotherapy. Ideally, the first battery of drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tends to help the very severe cases of clinical depression, but it does not have an effect on milder cases. If the first battery of

People with a mental illness called major depressive disorder (or MDD) feel this way every day. What is troubling is that people with depression might nor receive the treatment they need; in fact, teenage depression is very often over looked. Why? Because their actions are written off as being typical for their age. This casual dismissal of an obvious problem is causing a significant problem in mental health. Teenagers are arguably the most misunderstood arg group. As a generation they are treated like children, being told that what they think and feel is wrong, and yet they are expected to act like fully developed adults. Because of this the reported numbers of teens with depression is rising. According to clinical-depression.co.uk MDD is the leading psychological disorder in the western world and is estimated to be the 2nd most disabling condition in the world by 2020, behind heart disease. Nobody should have to experience this type of suffering. Depression does not just make one feel sad, but depressing thoughts can

Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman, 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate, depression in this age group is greatly underdiagnosed and leads to serious difficulties in school, work and personal adjustment, which may often continue into adulthood. <br><br>Brown (1996) has said the reason why depression is often over looked in children and adolescents is because "children are not always able

“In 2015, an estimated 3 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year” (“Major Depression Among Adolescence”). One of the leading mental health issue amongst teen in America is depression. Depression (major depressive disorder) is defined in the American Psychiatric Association as causing an overwhelming feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activity. One must understand the causes of depression, how depression affects the adolescence, and how to treat adolescence depression in order to help those suffering from depression.

Throughout history, we have heard the rhetoric expressed repeatedly that depression occurs in adulthood and that children and adolescents do not experience episodes of depression. The ailment of adulthood and depression is something that is not accurately especially given the current reality in face in society. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in 2015, an estimated 3 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. Not to solely focus on adolescents, the evidence about children are also alarming. According to the Association for Young People’s Health, over 8,000 children aged under 10 years suffer from severe depression. As practicing professional school counselors, it important we develop a deeper understanding of depression as its evident lifetime prevalence of depression increases in students with age. Furthermore, the lifetime prevalence of 12-13-year old’s, 14-15-year old’s, and 16-17-year old’s is 7.8%, 13.8%, and 15.5% respectively. In terms of race which also plays a factor, the lifetime prevalence of Hispanic, Caucasians, African American, and Asian is 13.6%, 13.4%, 9%, and 9.7% respectively. Additionally, a 12-month prevalence of major depression episode among U.S Adolescents showed female adolescents to be 19.5% while male adolescents was at 5.8% (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

A few weeks ago, I was browsing the internet, and I came across a girl claiming herself a victim of depression. And I recall thinking, you're 14, you have friends, family, you have more than enough clothes, food, basic necessities-what is there to be depressed about in your life? But the more I research and explore into depression, the more I realize what a misinterpreted concept it is to the public world- so today, I will be talking about the less publicized about aspects of teenage depression and what a deadly disease it is.

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.

Did you know that about 20 percent of all teens experience depression before they reach adulthood?(“Why Are So Many Teens Depressed?”). An issue that is hotly debated is that “Is Teen Depression Important to Society?” Now, feeling depressed is not just sad feelings, teen depression is that,” It affects how a teenager thinks, feels and behaves, and it can cause emotional, functional and physical problems”(“Teen Depression”). If I had to choose which side I’m on, then I would say that teen depression is important to society. I think my opinion is correct because symptoms of depression is horrible for you, depression can cause chaos to other people, and it causes a large amount of suicide. Teen depression is certainly important to society.

For teenagers it is normal to feel pressures from our environment as we go through our journey of being a teen trying to figure out who we are and who we fit in with. Because of this it is hard to distinguish depression from normal feelings of sadness.Depression is a growing mental health disorder that goes beyond just feeling sad, it can affect every aspect of a teens life. Although depression is a growing issue among teens unfortunately it isn’t being recognized as a serious problem.As a teen who has met other teens struggling with depression I believe teens don’t have a safe emotional outlet because more often than not the people they confide in underestimate the severity of depression.