Be alert of Depression amongst your TEENAGERS
A couple of decades ago, children's depression was almost unknown,today,it is rampant.
Now a days, frustration among adolescents is pretty high while the threshold of tolerance is low. They fell depressed because of academic pressure, interpersonal relationships, family problems and unrealistic parental expectations.
According to psychiatrist, depressed children believe that happiness is achieved through "the acquisition of fame, money and beauty ".They are fed a constant diet of images about how they are meant to look, sound and be. Meaning is attached to what they have or look like, rather than what they do or achieve. This triggers a feeling of inadequancy, which then manifest itself as depression.
Adolescence can be really stressful. It is a time of physical and social transformation with hormones producing rapid mood swings from sadness to elation. For a teen, feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness are common.
Hereditary factor can also be the cause of depression. Imbalances of important bio-chemicals called neurotransmitters in the brain can result in depression. "Neurotransmitters allow the brain's cell to communicate with one another".
Two neurotransmitters that tend to be out of balance in depressive people are serotonin and norepinephrine. An imbalance in serotonin may cause sleep disorders, irritability and anxiety. While an imbalance of norepinephrine leads to fatigue and depressed moods. A cortisol imbalance, another natural biochemical the body produces in response to extreme cold, anger or fear, is also prevalent among depressed people. Studies indicate that depression is three times more common in children whose biological parents suffer from it even if the children have been adopted into a family whose members do not have illness. Even youngsters from stable environments develop the problem.
Though the problem of depression is gigantic, the good news is that it is a tretable disease that,with proper intervention, can bring youngsters back from the brink of disaster to lead a confident and productive life.
Now a days, frustration among adolescents is pretty high while the threshold of tolerance is low. They fell depressed because of academic pressure, interpersonal relationships, family problems and unrealistic parental expectations.
According to psychiatrist, depressed children believe that happiness is achieved through "the acquisition of fame, money and beauty ".They are fed a constant diet of images about how they are meant to look, sound and be. Meaning is attached to what they have or look like, rather than what they do or achieve. This triggers a feeling of inadequancy, which then manifest itself as depression.
Adolescence can be really stressful. It is a time of physical and social transformation with hormones producing rapid mood swings from sadness to elation. For a teen, feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness are common.
Hereditary factor can also be the cause of depression. Imbalances of important bio-chemicals called neurotransmitters in the brain can result in depression. "Neurotransmitters allow the brain's cell to communicate with one another".
Two neurotransmitters that tend to be out of balance in depressive people are serotonin and norepinephrine. An imbalance in serotonin may cause sleep disorders, irritability and anxiety. While an imbalance of norepinephrine leads to fatigue and depressed moods. A cortisol imbalance, another natural biochemical the body produces in response to extreme cold, anger or fear, is also prevalent among depressed people. Studies indicate that depression is three times more common in children whose biological parents suffer from it even if the children have been adopted into a family whose members do not have illness. Even youngsters from stable environments develop the problem.
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