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    CAUSES OF TEEN DEPRESSION
    By Tess Thompson

    Normal adolescent behavior is marked by mood changes. A couple of good experiences
    and teens feel that everything is fine with the world. One episode of indifference shown
    by a friend, especially of the opposite sex, makes teens feel as if the world is falling apart.
    Parents are prone to shrug off such transient depressive episodes because clinical
    depression seems to be too big a word to be used in the context of children. However, it
    is a fact that child depression does exist and the statistics indicate the makings of a
    nationwide phenomenon.

    Teen depression is often confused with other conditions like anxiety, conduct and mood
    disorders. Moreover, teens tend to hide transient episodes from parents and often take to
    alcohol or self medicate with drugs. This makes it all the more difficult to diagnose the
    condition. Adolescents who are low on self esteem, excessively self-critical or unable to
    come to terms with events in their lives are at a higher risk of developing depression.
    Teenage girls are at a higher risk and more prone to develop depression than teenage
    boys.

    Clinical depression is a continuous state of low mood characterized by a pessimistic sense
    of inadequacy. It is also proven by a despondent lack of activity that lasts for at least three
    months. Depression can be caused due to hereditary or physical abnormalities within the
    brain. It is actually caused by a conflict - a conflict that goes on within the mind.  

    Outside of genetics and abnormalities in the brain structure, some of the causes of teen
    depression include:

            
    * Family dysfunction – This is the most common cause behind child depression. Parents
    often fail to realize the affect that their behavior has on the psyche of the child. It has been
    observed that parents find it easy to label the child as a patient and are defensive about
    accepting the harm that they may have caused. Family dysfunction includes aspects of
    inadequate communication or independence conflicts between parents or between parents
    and the child.
       
    * Stress at school - School has ceased to be an enjoyable experience in the current
    scene where competition is emphasized more than learning. Children who face stress
    at school are more prone to develop depression.
     
    * Unrealistic parental expectations - Well meaning parents who are concerned about their
    children tend to push their children over the edge without realizing that each individual has
    his or her own intellectual limitations. Parents who place unrealistic expectations upon their
    children actually do more harm than good.
      
    * Unresolved grief - Death, loss of a cherished relationship or a traumatic event exposes
    teens to a greater risk of depression.
     


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