Title: Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Headings: Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Why Are So Many Teens Depressed?
Are Teens Today Unprepared for Life’s Challenges?
Why are Today’s Teens So Stressed Out?
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Warning Signs of Depression in Teens
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Content: Teens with untreated mental or substance-abuse problems: approximately two-thirds of teens with major depression also battle another mood disorder like dysthymia, anxiety, antisocial behaviors, or substance abuse. Young people who experienced trauma or disruptions at home, including divorce and deaths of parents. In an article in the Portland Press Herald by Laura Bauer and Mara Rose Williams, experts say teens seem to feel more hopeless than in previous years. Tony Jurich, a professor of family studies and human services at Kansas State University, told the newspaper, “Teens think they are invincible, so when they feel psychological pain, they are more apt to feel overwhelmed by hopelessness and the belief that they have no control over their lives.” Jurich calls these feelings of hopelessness and helplessness “the Molotov cocktail that triggers teen suicide.” A new study led by Jean Twenge, a San Diego State University psychology professor, finds that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age did that were surveyed back during the era of the Great Depression. Twenge, who is also the author of Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -and More Miserable Than Ever Before, analyzed the responses of over 77,000 college students surveyed from 1938 through 2007. Are Teens Today Unprepared for Life’s Challenges?