| Is Your Child Suffering From Teen Depression | | | | suicidal anyway, so it makes it difficult to tell if the |
| Teen Depression is a rapidly growing concern in | | | | drug itself is actually contributing to suicide or if |
| our society today. Aside from obesity, teen | | | | the teens are either not taking their drugs, or the |
| depression is one of the major concerns affecting | | | | drugs are not acting quickly enough to relieve |
| our youth today. Reaching near epidemic | | | | depression. It should also be noted that the use of |
| proportions, teen depression is immensely | | | | anti-depressant drugs have probably helped more |
| contributing to countless numbers of teen deaths | | | | teens than not. Thorough research should be done |
| via suicide -thousands per year and countless | | | | before making any decisions to take |
| more attempts. Teen depression can be a difficult | | | | anti-depressants. Talk to friends and family and |
| problem to diagnose for parents, as many teens | | | | ask around if they know anyone taking |
| often will not open-up with their parents and when | | | | anti-depressant drugs and their successes. After |
| it comes to depression many will not talk to their | | | | starting treatment careful monitoring of you child |
| friends because of the status quo of depression. | | | | should be done by you and your doctor. Many |
| Teen depression symptoms are very much the | | | | times 1 type of anti-depressant may not work so |
| same as adults. Some of the symptoms include: | | | | another can be tried. There are other treatment |
| • Lack of motivation or general interest | | | | options available for your depressed child. |
| in normal daily activities • Feelings of | | | | Depression chat through counseling is one possible |
| hopelessness • Any suicidal thoughts | | | | option if your child is not suffering from severe |
| • Signs of withdrawal from everyday | | | | depression. Alternatively, you could consider |
| friends If you suspect your teen may be | | | | electroconvulsive therapy or nerve stimulation as |
| depressed, talk to him or her and take them to | | | | possible treatment options for those suffering |
| your doctor. Anti-Depressant drugs are widely | | | | with teen depression. Magnetic and hormone |
| prescribed today but may not be the only option | | | | based therapies are also possibilities for |
| available. Scientific studies over the past few | | | | treatment, but they are completely experimental |
| years have reached some startling conclusions | | | | at this point and nobody knows for sure yet if |
| about teen depression. Recently, several studies | | | | they will actually work to prevent depression in |
| have concluded that suicide rates have actually | | | | the long term. Understanding depression and its |
| gone up for teens taking antidepressant drugs; | | | | symptoms should help you determine what type |
| the validity of such studies has yet to be | | | | of depression your child may or may not have |
| determined. Many of the patients who are taking | | | | and help you to seek out the professional that |
| heavy doses of antidepressants are generally | | | | may be needed. |