For many people, the word “depression” calls to mind some specific mental images. It’s easy to picture someone who can’t stop crying, or who can’t seem to find the energy to get out of bed. However, depression doesn’t always look the way you would think it does, or the way it’s portrayed in popular culture.…
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The teen years are often rife with strong emotions. Your teen might be happy one day (or hour!) and sad the next. While mood swings are usually par for the course during adolescence, mental health issues such as depression can also crop up during these years. How can you tell if your teenager is struggling…
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You might be surprised to learn that it is very likely you know someone who is suffering from or who has suffered from depression. It is one of the most common mental health conditions to affect people all over the world, including Americans. Depression can lead to job loss, failure in school, financial devastation, divorce,…
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Feeling sad, blue, irritable and apathetic might be signs that you’re dealing with depression. Depression can be a serious mental health issue. Mild depression can often be treated with lifestyle changes, but more severe depression requires medical attention. If you think you are depressed, the first thing you should do is talk to your parent…
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If your teen is dealing with depression, it can be hard to know what to do. Will talking about it call undue attention to your teen’s negative behaviors? What kinds of questions should you ask? Should you change the way you are communicating with your adolescent? What lifestyle changes could you encourage your teen to…
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When your child is unhappy, it can be difficult to know how to best support him or her. When that unhappiness is actually clinical depression, it can be overwhelming and scary. With suicide being the second-leading cause of death in teens in the United States, it’s a definite concern when a young person is dealing…
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The statistics are alarming: Suicide is now a leading cause of death among young people. There are an average of 121 suicides each day in America, and that is not counting all of the attempts, which outnumber completed suicides at a ratio of 25 to one. As a parent, the thought of your child or…
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The winter blues, sometimes called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a condition that causes depression symptoms during the winter months. One common reason is that there is less daylight during the winter months, and this can cause or exacerbate depression in people who are prone to it. Another reason is that there is often…
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Suicide: It’s the second-leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 24. This means that more middle school, high school, and college students die by suicide than they do from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, AIDS, influenza, stroke, and lung disease combined. As a parent, the thought of your teen having suicidal thoughts probably…
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Seasonal affective disorder, sometimes abbreviated SAD, is a type of depression that occurs primarily in the fall and winter. One reason for this is that there is less sunlight, which can lead to depression in some people. Signs of seasonal depression are the same as the signs of regular depression, but the difference is that…
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Depression is a condition that often responds to and improves with lifestyle changes in addition to therapy and, in some cases, medication. Some lifestyle changes, such as getting more sleep and exercising each day, are simple to put into effect. Others, however, like cultivating an attitude of gratitude, might seem more elusive. Working on being…
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