Depression within the teen population

The feeling is not a sign of weaknesses and individuals going through it should not be discouraged because it actually can be treated. Treatment remedies include medication, psychotherapy or even a combination of both. This disorder can occur at any stage of life although the symptoms do vary in teens and in adults. This paper focuses on the depression among the teens and this is associated with issues such as peer pressure, adolescence (change of body physique) and even expectations in academic works (Jauho & Helén, 2018). Introduction Depression is anticipated to be the leading cause of the disability in teens, and the second contributor to global disease burden by 2020 (Jauho & Helén, 2018). Although this is true, teens in this generation go through a lot than in the past generations due to facing more and more pressure either at school or at home (Bennabi & Aouizerate, 2015).

One issue that can happen at home includes teens worrying about their families instead of themselves. This can be due to financial struggles and issues which can lead to impact these teens. Other factors that have an impact include medical illnesses which can be caused by using drugs and alcohol. Studies have shown that teens can become even more depressed because of things like drug and alcohol use. The Patient Health Questionnaire provides a rapid diagnosis across different cultural backgrounds. The second question can eliminate patients if the responses to those questions are all negative; however, in the event of positive response the interviewer proceeds to the next seven questions, followed by a full diagnosis interview (Lerman et al. It thoroughly screens for symptoms of depression stereotypically linked to the gender differences.

However, there are high rates of false-positive diagnosis; therefore it acts as a foundation for further clinical evaluation. In this article, a descriptive study was conducted on patients from different cultural background and gender. Nevertheless, with PHQ-9 as the choice about 80% of the patients can be genuinely identified with depression, it has a predictive value of about 50%. The routine of patients at the primary care is widely acknowledged, but there is a lack of frequency of such screening measures. The screening benefits are directly proportional to the probability of the given patient developing depression at a specific time. A case study conducted on patients with depression depicted the relations of comorbidity to depression. However, these sub-threshold disorders can result in morbidity and distress among patients with depression.

From this article, a health intellect can find an informative background about the depression screening tools. The standard care tests provide and terminal diagnosis by considering all factors associated with depression. The PHQ-9 assist in early diagnosis, but it is not appropriate for screening settings including recurring episodes of depression and mental illness. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine sensitive for the questionnaire criteria for depression among teens in primary care (Bennabi & Aouizerate, 2015). The research described the true-negatives of less than 20 % leading to more than half of the patients with actual depression (Bennabi & Aouizerate, 2015). And, the diagnosis should not depend on the questionnaire findings. Depression, Symptoms and Risk Factors Depression is a common thing in society now and looking at what it defines itself would be a type of mood problem and disorder which can cause persistent feelings of sadness, stress and loss of interest in something.

It is something that is not a good thing because it also affects how you think of things, feel about something, as well as behaving which can always lead to different type of emotions and can possibly lead to physical problems which can be severe and hurtful depending on the situation (Egede et al. Depression in teenagers is commonly known due to how serious it can impact one by the medical illness and negative effects it has on them. With it causing some feelings including sadness, loneliness, and even loss of interest in things that teenagers do which include hanging out with friends and doing any type of active activities they enjoyed before depression occurred. 8 million American adults, or about 6. 7 percent of the U.

S. population age 18 and older, in a given year. ” (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun; 62(6): 617-27) And that the main focus I am trying to prove and share upon and resulting from different populations compared to the teen population. 4) Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death in youth 10-24 years of age in the United States (Bennabi & Aouizerate, 2015). ” I believe the most important reasoning of this research paper is regarding the teen population in depression and that one of the provided statistics regarding the teens is that depression is the third leading cause of death in youths to this day, and that is a significant amount of numbers correlating to deaths a year because of depression. Both the teens and the veterans experience depression from the things they go through in life.

This is one of the similarities worth noting given that the causes of depression in these two populations do differ a lot. It is true to say that the things we go through in life shape us, our experiences define who we are and the path we take in life is dictated by our daily life experiences (Beiter et al. This therefore makes it difficult for rehabilitation of these seniors. Research studies have consequently shown that the depression in the seniors increases the likelihood of death from illnesses such as the cardiac diseases. The depression in seniors can be so severe that it can lead to death resulting from heart attacks as compared to depression in teens. This is why the seniors should be observed and any sign of depression be taken seriously however mild it may seem to be.

Another thing to add of contrasting mostly the veterans to teen populations is that some research studies and findings have said that the teenagers that have military families are prone to be at some risk for depression due to the fact and knowing that one of their family members, parents to be exact, are going to be gone for an extended period of time throughout their life due to military duties and deployment etc. CBT is an effective talk that helps treat depression among teens and involve health professionals and sometimes the family members. The concept used in this treatment method is that a person’s mood is directly related to their thinking. It therefore helps in training one to fight off negative thoughts and in so doing, the person becomes more aware of the depression symptoms.

The teen can therefore avoid the triggers of his/ her depression (Kok & Reynolds, 2017). The behavioral activation and the cognitive restructuring is what distinguish this form of therapy from others. Consequently, antidepressants are used on patients who have undergone psychotherapy without success or then psychotherapy isn’t possible because of the condition being severe or when they can’t be accessed (Egede et al. People who experience severe conditions of depression can use antidepressants medications such as mood stabilizer drugs and antipsychotic drugs. There exists several antidepressants and the choice of which is best for a person can be difficult. Careful assessment and consultation with a health professional can help one make the best decision. The medications take at least two weeks to start help and have various side effects such as; nausea, feeling dizzy, anxiety, gaining weight, sweating, headaches and even sexual difficulties such as difficulty to become aroused.

For the pros, the first advantage is one learns how to cope with the depression triggers. Some of the triggers such as failing to achieve a goal, relationship issues (ending) or even stress can easily be identified and behavioral change adopted to cope with them. This is effective as compared to medication which does not help at all in changing behaviors. The second advantage of psychotherapy is that one avoids the side effects of antidepressant medications (Thomas et al. The wide antidepressant side effects such as sweating, headache, nausea and weight gain among others are avoided when treatment is done through psychotherapy. For the antidepressants, they are the best remedies for severe depression since they offer faster results in contrast to psychotherapy treatments (Rosenström & Jokela, 2017).

Their advantages include mood and appetite improvement, increase of focus, helps in resolving disturbance of sleep that results from depression and decrease symptoms of depression that can lead to suicide. However, these antidepressant medicines pose serious disadvantages to the teens using them. First, the antidepressants cause side effects. All medications have side effects, some minor while others are serious. These may include regular exercise that can reduce depression symptoms. To aid in the treatment plan, the family can ensure that the teen sticks to the given treatment plan. The family must ensure that the teens attend all the appointments with their health professionals even if they do not feel like attending. Consequently, the teens should continue with the medications even if they feel better since depression symptoms may come back if they quite medication.

The schools can as well get involved and help the teen students manage depression. This is because of the tendency of teens to seek approval and status from their peers, and so the teens may be depressed if the relationships are fraught. Community’s victimization of teens in certain peer relationships or groups can lead to severe depression among the teens. A community’s approval of friendships among the teens is important since the teens cope up with emotional setbacks with the help of their friends (Family Caregiver Alliance, 1997). The community should therefore embrace the teens and encourage them since taking risks in relationships is part of growing up. By holding good moral values, the community members can show direction to the teens and so they can find ways of dealing with relationship issues in case they go sour.

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