Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and Precautions against teen depression.

1. Presented by,
Anu Antony

2. DEPRESSION
 Disorder is a common and serious medical illness
that negatively affects how you feel, the way you
think and how you act.
 Every age group is affected by
depression.

3. An article published INDIA TODAY Magazine
 World Health Organization ( WHO )
ranked INDIA as the most depressed
country in the world based on its
population size, followed by China,
USA, Brazil and Indonesia.
 The World Health Organization
predicts that by 2020, depression
will be the second-leading cause of
disability in the world

4. Teenage Depression :
 Teenager or teen :
a person who falls within the ages of 13 to 19 years old.
 Depression among teenager is common but frequently
unrecognized.
 Also called as Adolescent Depression

5. Cause of depression :
 Brain chemistry.
Abnormality in brain chemicals lead to depression.
 Hormonal Change
Changes in the body's balance of hormones may trigger depression.
 Inherited traits.
More common in people whose blood relatives have the condition.
 Early childhood trauma.
Traumatic events during childhood may cause changes in the brain
that make a person more susceptible to depression.
 Negative thinking.
Teen depression may be linked to learning to feel helpless rather than
learning to feel capable of finding solutions for life's challenges.

6. Symptoms :
 Poor school performance
 Not being with friends and not doing activities
 Sad and hopeless emotions and attitudes
 No energy or enthusiasm
 Short tempered
 Taking criticism badly
 Thinking your unable to do well
 Guilt
 Forgetfulness
 Always being tired
 Changes in your eating and sleeping routine
 Having problems with authority
 Suicidal thoughts or actions

7. Treatments available :
1. Medication
2. Psychological counseling
or talk therapy
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8. Precautions required to prevent teen depression :
 Encourage your child’s passions.
 Practice healthy living.
 Insist on regular sleep.
 Encourage exercise.
 Focus on the good things that happen every day.
 Help your child learn to cope with stress.
 Build your child’s belief in his own abilities.
 Increase her feeling of personal control.
 Help teens to use social support effectively.
 Maintain open lines of communication.
 Stay aware of their functioning.

9. Survey Report :
Based on the survey conducted among 20 children ( age group:
13 - 19 years ) in my locality who are studying in 7th, 8th, 9th,
10th, 11th, and degree course.
The survey is done using a set of questionnaires
containing 16 questions and is available at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI0K44YzF3yQ0I9loJdk
CRuYN1D7qQDK0Pv1BN-J_0H6aB5w/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
30%
15%
0%
55%
NO. OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM
DEPRESSION
Low grade Mild Severe Normal

10. Bibliography :
1. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-03-2017--depression-
let-s-talk-says-who-as-depression-tops-list-of-causes-of-ill-health
2. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/teen-
depression/index.shtml
3. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/teen-
depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20350985
4. https://www.healthline.com/health/adolescent-depression