HERE IS A GREAT WEBSITE ON DEPRESSION IN TEENAGERS:
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DEPRESSION - WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS OF DEPRESSION IN STUDENTS? MAKE NO MISTAKE HERE, I AM NOT A DOCTOR AND AM NO EXPERT ON DEPRESSION. I AM JUST SHARING SOME INFORMATION THAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM TUTORING OVER 26 YEARS. I HAVE SEEN MANY STUDENTS OVER THOSE YEARS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION, RECEIVED APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, AND STARTED TO DO MUCH BETTER. DEPRESSION CAN OCCUR ALONE OR WITH OTHER LEARNING ISSUES.
SOME SIGNS OF DEPRESSION WOULD BE:
WHEN YOU'RE DEPRESSED..
*You feel sad or cry a lot and it doesn't go away.
*You feel guilty for no real reason; you feel like you're no good; you've lost your confidence.
*Life seems meaningless or like nothing good is ever going to happen again.
*You have a negative attitude a lot of the time, or it seems like you have no feelings.
*You don't feel like doing a lot of the things you used to like-- like music, sports, being with friends, going out-- and you want to be left alone most of the time.
*It's hard to make up your mind. You forget lots of things, and it's hard to concentrate.
*You get irritated often. Little things make you lose your temper; you overreact.
*Your sleep pattern changes; you start sleeping a lot more or you have trouble falling asleep at night. Or you wake up really early most mornings and can't get back to sleep.
*Your eating habits change; you've lost your appetite or you eat a lot more.
*You feel restless and tired most of the time.
*You think about death, or feel like you're dying, or have thoughts about committing
*You feel sad or cry a lot and it doesn't go away.
*You feel guilty for no real reason; you feel like you're no good; you've lost your confidence.
*Life seems meaningless or like nothing good is ever going to happen again.
*You have a negative attitude a lot of the time, or it seems like you have no feelings.
*You don't feel like doing a lot of the things you used to like-- like music, sports, being with friends, going out-- and you want to be left alone most of the time.
*It's hard to make up your mind. You forget lots of things, and it's hard to concentrate.
*You get irritated often. Little things make you lose your temper; you overreact.
*Your sleep pattern changes; you start sleeping a lot more or you have trouble falling asleep at night. Or you wake up really early most mornings and can't get back to sleep.
*Your eating habits change; you've lost your appetite or you eat a lot more.
*You feel restless and tired most of the time.
*You think about death, or feel like you're dying, or have thoughts about committing
SOME THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MYSELF AS SIGNS OF DEPRESSION WOULD BE:
*NOT BEING ABLE TO THINK CLEARLY
*NOT BEING ABLE TO FOCUS ANYMORE
*DROPPING GRADES
*LOTS OF FIGHTING AND ARGUING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
*BOREDOM
*LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL EVENTS
*CHANGE IN FRIENDS OR FEWER FRIENDS
*LACK OF COMMUNICATION (QUIET/WITHDRAWN/SOLITUDE)
THERE ARE MANY OF THESE. THE POINT IS THAT DEPRESSION CAUSES HUGE PROBLEMS. IT CAN EVEN RESULT IN SUICIDE. IF YOU EVEN IN THE SLIGHTEST SUSPECT DEPRESSION, GET TO A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. DEPRESSION CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED. IT IS A MAJOR REASON WHY STUDENT'S DO NOT PERFORM WELL IN SCHOOL. DEPRESSION CAN ALSO BE CAUSED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME BY EVENTS IN A CHILD'S LIFE SUCH AS DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, BREAKING UP WITH A GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND, MOVING CITIES, SWITCHING SCHOOLS, ETC. SO BOTTOM LINE, TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A DOCTOR, PSYCHIATRIST, OR COUNSELOR IF YOU SUSPECT DEPRESSION. EVEN IF YOU JUST THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG, IT CANNOT AT ALL HURT TO TAKE THEM TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL!
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