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Teenage depression can be enduring, but is more often short-lived From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Teenage depression is widespread and can become a life-long illness, but is more often transitory, said UCLA Psychology Professor Constance Hammen. 2005-05-31T21:36:28-08:00
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Teenage depression is indeed a heavy burden for a young person to bear, in addition to dealing with major life changes. Overcoming it won't be an easy task, but if one really takes time to pay attention to this, and by opening the lines of communication and thoroughly understanding their situation, parents can help enormously in saving their child's life.
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Dysthymia, a type of mild, long-lasting depression, affects about 2 percent of teens, and about the same percentage of teens develop bipolar disorder in their late teenage years. 15 percent of teens with depression eventually develop bipolar disorder.
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Antidepressants can be an effective way to treat adult and teenage depression. Popular antidepressants include Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa and Prozac; they belong to one widely used class of antidepressants called serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
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Dr Moira Rynn, an associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University notes: "Depression is dangerous because it doesn't manifest like the chicken pox easily hiding behind the guise of teenage mood swings." With a system constantly in a state of flux, mentally and physically, teens may fail to recognize the symptoms and are much more likely to go untreated for longer periods of time.
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When a psychiatrist spots signs of teenage depression, more often than not he would recommend medications to be part of the teen's depression therapy. This is to regulate the surging hormones and chemical imbalance in a teen's body.
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