Causes Of Teenage Depression

Register to read the introduction… In another study, 9 to 17 year old were tested. The results were; 6 percent of them suffer from six month depression, while 5 percent have major depression. Through all ages, depression affects 1 in five people. Every year, depression affects over 19 million Americans. 7 percent of all women suffer while 4 percent of all men suffer.       …show more content…
It means they need treatment. Most people with depression can be helped with counseling, provided by a professional psychologist, and some are helped with medicine. Counseling, or psychotherapy, means talking about feelings with a trained psychologist who can help you change relationships, thoughts, or behaviors that are causing the depression. Medicine is also used to treat depression that is severe or disabling. Prozac is a type of antidepressant medication.

V.      This topic is extremely relevant to the field of psychology. Not only can depression affect your physical appearance, but it can also affect your mental well being. Depressed teenagers will become less confident, and their self esteem will diminish. This can only have negative repercussions. If they are emotionally scared as teenagers, they can grow up to be unstable adults. Depression can also coincide with mental illnesses, which can be treated. Most cases of depression can be treated with the proper