Typing in the garage code frantically the girl 's heart raced. Sprinting up the stairs she saw something she could never un-see. An adolescent slit her wrist upon a letter, and overdosed on every medication in her house. On May 17th, 2015 Jill Doe was found unresponsive in her home. One of her friends had received a questionable text message; knowing Ms. Doe, she knew that the teenager had a history of depression and anxiety. Ms. Doe had been admitted into a mental hospital for her depression just months before. The mental illness, depression, is defined as, " feelings of severe despondency and dejection." Depression is one of the major leading mental illness in adolescences; it affects an estimated 2 million out of 3 million teenagers.
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There is no magic medication that can be used for everyone. "Finding the right drug is often a question of trial and error." (M. Empfield, N. Backalar, 2001) People react differently to all drugs. No one can have the same exact reaction to everything due to the chemicals already in his or her body. That is why it is so important to not self medicate, but rather to seek out guidance from a licensed doctor. Using these medications has been proven to be very helpful in clinical depression cases, but they may not work right away. It can take up to a couple months to fully feel the drug takes effect. As with any treatment, the patient has to want to get better in order to achieve any progress. On the contrary, some naturopaths believe that drugs take on the placebo effect, and do not actually solve anything but it is completely mental. According to M. Stengler, NMD, eating the right foods such as eggs and the proteins mention above can help clear up depression signs if taken regularly. He believes that all things can be cleared up without the use of drugs, and that in fact, using drugs can actually detriment one 's health later in their future. Although this has some merit to it, medications should be used for clinical depression because dealing with some possible not probable side effects are better than dealing with a suicide. Depression is a serious issue in teenagers and it is not treated …show more content…
If there are no changes in medication or nutrition to someone with clinical depression, it could result in self harm, eating disorders, and suicide. "Most experts would agree with me that there is more stress today than in previous generations. Stress Triggers depression and mood disorders, so that those who are predisposed to it by their creative wiring or genes are pretty much guaranteed some symptoms of depression at the confusing and difficult time of adolescence." (T. Borchard, 2011 retrieved from C. Cozic.) Depression is a real thing. It is dangerous to the individual and others. This is not a case of prevention anymore, it has developed in to a case of treatment. If this was incorporated into schools, how much change could the schools see? If a well balanced eating plan was enforced, as well as physical activity not only in gym class, but classrooms for science etc. what major changes could society see? America 's teenagers would no longer be a world suffering from mass depression, but a nation changing the world together. Although these plans sound great, teenagers first need to feel able to express themselves and feel comfortable talking about depression. Some of the reasons depression goes undiagnosed is because teenagers are afraid to admit "failure", or they do not want to crush their parents.
There is no magic medication that can be used for everyone. "Finding the right drug is often a question of trial and error." (M. Empfield, N. Backalar, 2001) People react differently to all drugs. No one can have the same exact reaction to everything due to the chemicals already in his or her body. That is why it is so important to not self medicate, but rather to seek out guidance from a licensed doctor. Using these medications has been proven to be very helpful in clinical depression cases, but they may not work right away. It can take up to a couple months to fully feel the drug takes effect. As with any treatment, the patient has to want to get better in order to achieve any progress. On the contrary, some naturopaths believe that drugs take on the placebo effect, and do not actually solve anything but it is completely mental. According to M. Stengler, NMD, eating the right foods such as eggs and the proteins mention above can help clear up depression signs if taken regularly. He believes that all things can be cleared up without the use of drugs, and that in fact, using drugs can actually detriment one 's health later in their future. Although this has some merit to it, medications should be used for clinical depression because dealing with some possible not probable side effects are better than dealing with a suicide. Depression is a serious issue in teenagers and it is not treated …show more content…
If there are no changes in medication or nutrition to someone with clinical depression, it could result in self harm, eating disorders, and suicide. "Most experts would agree with me that there is more stress today than in previous generations. Stress Triggers depression and mood disorders, so that those who are predisposed to it by their creative wiring or genes are pretty much guaranteed some symptoms of depression at the confusing and difficult time of adolescence." (T. Borchard, 2011 retrieved from C. Cozic.) Depression is a real thing. It is dangerous to the individual and others. This is not a case of prevention anymore, it has developed in to a case of treatment. If this was incorporated into schools, how much change could the schools see? If a well balanced eating plan was enforced, as well as physical activity not only in gym class, but classrooms for science etc. what major changes could society see? America 's teenagers would no longer be a world suffering from mass depression, but a nation changing the world together. Although these plans sound great, teenagers first need to feel able to express themselves and feel comfortable talking about depression. Some of the reasons depression goes undiagnosed is because teenagers are afraid to admit "failure", or they do not want to crush their parents.