Depression is not purely an adult issue. Teenagers can be suffering from it too. An increasing number of teenagers are showing signs of depression. Can you identify them once it happen?

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Depression is a disorder that is characterized by several different signs and symptoms. It has been associated with being down or experiencing the blahs, but it goes more deeply than that. It could be termed a bout of despair that continues on for a more prolonged period of time. With despair, when the event that triggered it has gone away, more upbeat moods eventually follow. This is not so with depressive episodes.

With teens it’s not easy to identify the symptoms. During this time period of their lives, they are bombarded with hormonal transformations, libido, peer pressure, academic constraints and athletic pressures. Any one of these could lead to the common signs that are shown during depression: mood swings, irritability, anxiety and anger.
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