Information about depression in teenagers or adolescents ... Let's Talk About Depression ... What is Depression?

Teen depression is largely caused by teen stress and other causes. Teen suicide facts are listed on this page. ... Some experts believe that teenage girls are at an especially high risk for depression.

Twenty-five per cent of females between the ages of 16 to 19 will experience an episode of major depression and smokers are more likely to become depressed, according to a unique study led by...

Psychology professor Dr Joanne Davila and her colleague Lisa Starr, at Stony Brook University in New York, interviewed 83 girls aged around 13 - the age when risk of depression starts to increase.

While this is considered as a factor for strengthening ties, the researchers found that in girls it increased the symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Clinical signs of depression in teenage girls can involve physical changes, such as a lack of sleep or a loss of appetite. ... How To Deal With Depression In Teenage Girls; Depression in teenage girls

Depression in teenage girls is rising as young women suffer under the burden of outrageously high expectations. ... Depression in teenage girls is more common than depression in teenage boys.

Is my teen's BEHAVIOR just normal teenage rebellion? ... Teen Depression ... Teenage girls are at especially high risk, as are minority youth.

I'm not sure why only teenage girls were studied (are they more prone to depression than boys, or do they just use social networking sites more?) but researchers at Stony Brook university...

The vast majority of teenage girls in Britain suffer depression and self-doubt, blaming excessive pressure to look good and succeed in school, according to a poll commissioned by the magazine Bliss.