After symptoms begin to improve, the prescribing doctor will likely encourage the depressed teen to continue taking the medication for six months to a year since stopping the medication too soon may cause sympt
adolescents and young adults. Treatment is often indicated, as depression causes great suffering and can markedly interfere with academic and social development. Suicide is a leading cause of death in teenagers. Clinicians must weigh the importance of acute treatment of symptoms against the potential ...
The article presents a study which aims to know whether combination of medication and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the best treatment for depressed adolescents in the U.S. Teenagers diagnosed with major depression were randomly assigned to treatment with fluoxetine (Prozac), CBT or both ...
A more recent Journal of the American Medical Association analysis (Apr 18, 2007)211 covered data on 5310 children and teenagers from 27 studies, including 7 that were part of an FDA review in 2004 that led to the black box warning. The researchers found that for every 100 children treated...
Extreme changes in eating habits, whether it’s eating more or less than usual, is a sign of depression. Some teenagers eat less when depressed. Their appetite changes, they don’t gain weight and they grow more slowly than usual. Others use food as a form of self-medication. When they...
psychotherapy. Familytherapymay be helpful if family conflict is contributing to a teen's depression. The teen will also need support from family or teachers to help with any school or peer problems. Occasionally, hospitalization in a psychiatric unit may be required for teenagers with severe ...
Depression in teenagers may be caused by many factors. Symptoms of teen depression include apathy, irresponsible behavior, sadness, sudden drop in grades, withdrawal from friends, and alcohol and drug use. Treatment of depression in adolescents may involve psychotherapy and medications. Parenting a Chi...
Left untreated, depression can grind life to a standstill, sometimes even resulting in suicide. Worse yet, children and teenagers are equally susceptible as adults. With appropriate treatment, depression does go away. Depression is not a sign of inner weakness; it is a disease. And like other ...
The FDA warns that anyone taking antidepressants should be watched closely, particularly in the first few weeks. Children, teenagers, and young adults might have more negative thoughts, possibly even suicidal thoughts or behaviors, while taking antidepressants. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) TCAs, ...
While some people feel like depression is all in one’s head, it is a very real thing. Most teenagers become depressed because of all the stress they have, and the changes they are going through. These teenagers usually have to go through this alone because the parents won’t admit that...