Search Results for 'Teen'

A Framingham teen helps those battling depression

HELPING OTHERS: When Framingham teen Jessica Kruger was in the seventh grade, she remembers wondering whether other students felt as sad as she did. By the time she reached high school, she was experiencing depressive and panic episodes f [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Study: One in 12 teens engages in self-harm

One in 12 teens deliberately harm themselves, but 90 percent give up the behavior by the time they're young adults, a new study shows. Self-harm, which includes cutting and burning, is one of the strongest predictors of suicide and is [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Smoking Pot Might Up Depression Risk in Vulnerable Teens

Smoking marijuana increases the risk of depression in youngsters who are genetically susceptible to the mental health disorder, according to a new study. About two-thirds of the population have the variant of the serotonin gene (5-HTT) th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Doctors issue warning on Facebook use, which they say can le...

DOCTORS have warned of a condition they call "Facebook depression" that may affect troubled teenagers who obsess over the social networking site. Researchers disagree on whether it's simply an extension of depression some k [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Early menstruation linked to depression in teenagers

Girls who enter puberty early are more likely to suffer depression [a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity] during teenage, according to researchers from the Universities of Br [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Avoiding the pitfalls of bullying, teen depression

A victim of severe bullying in middle school here several years ago, Kate McGlynn-Moore recalls gradually slipping into a troubling funk from which she has only now fully recovered. Although a short period of constant harassment from her [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Teenage Partying can lead to Depression in Adulthood

The problem of depression among adults has been reasoned to be with work stress and even irregular of sleeping hours. However, a new study has reasoned binge drinking to be the cause behind depression in adulthood. The study was con [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Free Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention program now avai...

Did you know Arizona is ranked third in the nation for teen suicide? We are first in the nation when it comes to teen suicide by firearms! Recently there has been an upswing in news stories regarding bullying, intolerance and [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Abortion doesn't cause teen depression

If new research is to be believed, anti-choice activists will have to give up one of their favorite arguments for restricting access to abortion. A press release for the study, which is published in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Send Dr. Besser Your Questions on Teen Depression

Nearly 2 million American teenagers are diagnosed with depression, but many go undiagnosed. On Tuesday "Good Morning America" will share the stories of teens who live with this mental health condition. Has your teen experienced [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Western diet may be bad for teens

Western diet may be bad for teens’ mental health (Getty Images)Western diet may have a negative impact on adolescents’ mental health, according to a new study. In the study of 1600 14-year-old adolescents, Dr Wendy Oddy, from [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy Path

It seems the more we learn and talk about the importance of eating healthfully, the worse our eating habits and their consequences become. This is especially true among adolescents, who hold the nation’s progress and future health ca [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Eating Disorder And Anxiety Depression Causes

Body image confusion running amuck? A seemingly "perfectionist" orientation to the smallest details? When does this apparent detail-and-goal orientation by your child "cross the danger line" into obsessive compulsive beh [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Treatments for Teen Depression

The National Institute of Mental Health completed a major study of the most effective treatments for teen depression and found that a combination of antidepressants and talk therapy work best. “Combination therapy” is defined a [...]