Depression in Teens

Today 's teenagers face biological changes in their changing world and their bodies. Many young people also face depression. Approximately half of untreated depressed patients may be trying to commit suicide, which is still the third most common cause of death in this age group. (Bostik) This depression affects their school, family life and deprives of their self-image. Depression affects many adolescents and is often overlooked and not treated. What is depression? Depression is the most common of all psychological disorders, affecting 100 million people worldwide.

Most suicide attempts and suicides occur in adolescents with depression. Let's consider these statistics about teen suicide and adolescent depression. Approximately 1% of adolescents attempt suicide and about 1% of attempts to commit suicide lead to death (that is, one young man in 10,000 will die of suicide). However, in youth with depression, the incidence of suicidal thinking and behavior is much higher. Most teenagers with depression are considering suicide and believe that 15% to 30% of teenagers with severe depression will continue suicide.

Introduction The research project that I and my team decided to do was adolescent depression. I hope that young people know more about this major youth problem and how it will affect our daily lives. Depression in adolescence is a major problem and has not been adequately confirmed in high school. Many people, even adults, do not understand the effects of puberty depression. Statistics on adolescent depression should be alarmed. According to research, one in five children has one psychological, behavioral, or emotional problem. First of all, what is "suicide"? According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, suicide is a voluntary and conscious suicide act or instance. The number of young people losing their lives every year is increasing rapidly. Suicide by young people is becoming uncontrollable, and it seems that everyone is realizing the seriousness of the problem. On average, 18 American young people lose their lives every 90 minutes. The National Institute of Mental Health believes it as much as possible

Always ignoring the severity of depression, and more importantly the major depression of adolescence, this is a legal barrier to society. The severity of depression in adolescence is due to the general lack of awareness of events occurring in society. In 2012, 28.5% of adolescents experienced depression "and 15.8% of adolescents considered suicide preference because severe depression was not overlooked or not being treated (Vidourek 1 par 1). Even teenagers ignore their own melancholy, but they still refuse.