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Depression in Adolescents

Teenage depression is getting more and more common. Because they hide their feelings, they are not usually diagnosed for it and that causes them to carry this depression until they are adults. This could be very frightening and life threatening to some people. Depression is a disorder or illness that involves many parts of a person's life. Depression in children is usually overlooked. Some children, when depressed, pretend to be sick and refuse to go to school. Teenagers will get into trouble at school, be in bad moods, or be very negative. Depression, in psychiatry, is a symptom of mood disorder characterized by intense feelings of loss, sadness, hopelessness, failure, and rejection.
For most teenagers, depressi...

Posted by: Melissa T. Littlefield

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