teen depression?

Q.Anyone know a good source for info on teen depression? Or does anyone have any good articles about this

A.... Resources on. Teen Depression. Also visit Teen Suicide. Click here to find out if your child is at-risk, displaying self-destructive behaviors, and needs your ... Description: Resources and information on depression in teens and in families, including research articles and... http://www.focusas.com/Depression.html This is a place for teens to come together and talk about depression. I have made this page because I have not found another page that focuses on teenage depression although it is a real problem. I myself am 14 years old and depressed. I have put a message board in which we can all post and help each other. Depression should be distinguished from common sadness, says Gotlib: "Some warning signs are loss of interest, sadness, fatigue, concentration difficulties, sleep disturbances, and appetite problems that last for at least two weeks." But, he cautions, "it's important not to overreact if you see sadness for a few days in an adolescent." Of the 274 formerly depressed patients, only about 30% said they were free of psychiatric disorders, while about 45% said they had had at least one recurrence of depression. According to Gotlib, the risk of having had a depressive episode at age 24 for people who did not have depression as teens is 18%. The authors also analyzed a host of factors to try to determine what contributes to an increased risk of having depression Findling adds that parents should find a mental health professional who is proficient in caring for depressed adolescents. "We're fortunate in Cleveland to have a center of experts in pediatric mood disorders," he says. "But every community is different. Even if there is no specific program available, your doctor can probably tell you who is good at seeing young people with depression within your community." Almost half of the group of formerly depressed teens developed another type of problem, such as substance abuse or anxiety, between the time they were 19 and 23 years old. Preventing new problems is another reason to treat depression early, the doctors say. "The earlier the disorder is caught, the less malignant it is, like any disorder in medicine," Findling says. "Because a disturbance in mood can affect a youngster's ... social, academic, and [family] functioning ... we know the longer we let the disorder go on, the more the 'tumor' grows. I wish I had a dime for every parent who said, 'I wish we had done this [gone for treatment] sooner.'"

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