Title: 13 and Depressed: Why Young Teen Girls Are at Risk | Psychology Today
Headings: 13 and Depressed: Why Young Teen Girls Are at Risk
Laura Choate Ed.D., LPC
13 and Depressed: Why Young Teen Girls Are at Risk
Why girls are more at risk for depression than boys and how to help them cope.
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Content: Would a friend say this to me right now?” (“ No, no real friend would say I am a loser or that I’m ruined. They would just say that it’s only one party, and it’s not that big of a deal!” ) Early adolescence is a difficult time for both our daughters and our sons, but our daughters are particularly at risk for depression during these years. Our efforts to help our daughters learn to increase their awareness of what they are thinking and feeling will go a long way towards helping them decide what to do in any given situation: Is it more effective to take steps to change the situation? O