Teens and Depression Today
What is the third leading cause of death among teens ranging from 10-18? Suicide. What causes teens to commit suicide? Depression. You as a parent play one of the biggest roles in your child’s life and we will get to that later but depression is growing more and more common by the day and we are still learning to treat it. It’s a growing problem in our society that has been around for hundreds of years and yet nobody knows what to do about it but give pills and therapy because the cause of depression is basically endless. Our technological society brings forth more needs and wants for people that it makes us want all this stuff we can’t afford so we are depressed about it. The problem is is that people don’t know …show more content…
School and at home are the biggest contributors of depression in teens which affects activities at home, academic progress in school and effort at the workplace. Some things that cause depression in relation to school are: “Unrealistic academic, social, or fundamental family expectations can cause the teen to experience feelings of failure or rejection and can lead to depression” (“Suicide; Is your Teen Depressed”). Also bullying and stress with grades are huge contributors to teens having depression. Problems in their personal life would include: abusive parents, arguing parents, isolation, lack of contact with friends or family, breakups, or divorced parents. Parents play a bigger role in their child’s lives than thought. They teach them who they’re going to become. Children look up to their parents for protection and guidance through life even if they might be going through a rough patch with them and if they don’t properly show the roles of being an adult or be a good example then that can cause the teen to be depressed and upset with their parents and put them in a depressive state. Depression can be caused by numerous things with parents and schools playing the biggest roles with …show more content…
Teens that have depression go through all, if not most of these problems in their daily lives without help. With help it’s less but still common. “Symptoms of depression include: poor performance in school, withdrawal from friends and family, sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, apathy, lack of enthusiasm, fatigue, anger, rage, rebellious behavior, poor self esteem, inappropriate guilt, lack of concentration, forgetfulness, changes in eating habits, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts or actions.” (“Suicide; Is your Teen Depressed?”). “External pressures such as: abuse, bullies, parent divorce, breakups, parent conflicts, pregnancy or the death of a loved one are all big contributors to suicidal thoughts.” (Anonymous “Teen Suicide: When the blues get out of control”). Schools can look into this behavior for teen depression that include: “Disruptive behavior, talk of hurting one’s self or others, defiance, sadness, crying, lack of pleasure, unexplained physical complaints, chronic boredom, poor concentration, poor grades, self-blame, excessive sleeping, or suicide ideation.” (Cash, E. Ralph “When depression brings teens
What is the third leading cause of death among teens ranging from 10-18? Suicide. What causes teens to commit suicide? Depression. You as a parent play one of the biggest roles in your child’s life and we will get to that later but depression is growing more and more common by the day and we are still learning to treat it. It’s a growing problem in our society that has been around for hundreds of years and yet nobody knows what to do about it but give pills and therapy because the cause of depression is basically endless. Our technological society brings forth more needs and wants for people that it makes us want all this stuff we can’t afford so we are depressed about it. The problem is is that people don’t know …show more content…
School and at home are the biggest contributors of depression in teens which affects activities at home, academic progress in school and effort at the workplace. Some things that cause depression in relation to school are: “Unrealistic academic, social, or fundamental family expectations can cause the teen to experience feelings of failure or rejection and can lead to depression” (“Suicide; Is your Teen Depressed”). Also bullying and stress with grades are huge contributors to teens having depression. Problems in their personal life would include: abusive parents, arguing parents, isolation, lack of contact with friends or family, breakups, or divorced parents. Parents play a bigger role in their child’s lives than thought. They teach them who they’re going to become. Children look up to their parents for protection and guidance through life even if they might be going through a rough patch with them and if they don’t properly show the roles of being an adult or be a good example then that can cause the teen to be depressed and upset with their parents and put them in a depressive state. Depression can be caused by numerous things with parents and schools playing the biggest roles with …show more content…
Teens that have depression go through all, if not most of these problems in their daily lives without help. With help it’s less but still common. “Symptoms of depression include: poor performance in school, withdrawal from friends and family, sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, apathy, lack of enthusiasm, fatigue, anger, rage, rebellious behavior, poor self esteem, inappropriate guilt, lack of concentration, forgetfulness, changes in eating habits, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts or actions.” (“Suicide; Is your Teen Depressed?”). “External pressures such as: abuse, bullies, parent divorce, breakups, parent conflicts, pregnancy or the death of a loved one are all big contributors to suicidal thoughts.” (Anonymous “Teen Suicide: When the blues get out of control”). Schools can look into this behavior for teen depression that include: “Disruptive behavior, talk of hurting one’s self or others, defiance, sadness, crying, lack of pleasure, unexplained physical complaints, chronic boredom, poor concentration, poor grades, self-blame, excessive sleeping, or suicide ideation.” (Cash, E. Ralph “When depression brings teens