teen depression
Abstract
What exactly is teen depression? Teen depression is considered a disorder that takes place during the teenage years. It includes continuous sadness, discouragement, pessimistic thoughts, loss of self esteem (Teen). Teen depression can be caused by a wide range of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to family dynamics, social settings, peer pressure, and genetics. Depression symptoms vary for each person but the most common symptoms are: harming themselves physically, acting out, aggression which could lead to harming others, negative self image, fatigue, difficulty making decisions, irritable or depressed mood, and substance abuse. While these are just some of the symptoms, these symptoms impact more than just the teen and his or her family. Harming others puts other people that interact with that teen in grave danger ( Depression). Using illicit substances affects our society in so many ways. First of all it puts stress out on our financial situations due to the healthcare costs associated with substance abuse. Most teens either turn to cigarette smoking or smoking marijuana; it has been proven by many researchers that smoking marijuana can cause depression. If a teen has depression and then turns to marijuana to relieve the depression they are actually worsening their situation (Galanter). It is also proven by a research team that teens who smoke cigarettes are more likely to become depressed. So in theory, the self medication that is committed by teens is actually harming themselves (Smith). Having a combination of educating parents as well as teens, the incidents of teenage depression should decrease, which would decrease the progression of teenage depression into adulthood, which then decreases the amount of our healthcare money being spent on something that can be resolved in the early stages.
About 25% of depressed teens turn to marijuana to relive their depression. A study conducted by the Office of National Drug
What exactly is teen depression? Teen depression is considered a disorder that takes place during the teenage years. It includes continuous sadness, discouragement, pessimistic thoughts, loss of self esteem (Teen). Teen depression can be caused by a wide range of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to family dynamics, social settings, peer pressure, and genetics. Depression symptoms vary for each person but the most common symptoms are: harming themselves physically, acting out, aggression which could lead to harming others, negative self image, fatigue, difficulty making decisions, irritable or depressed mood, and substance abuse. While these are just some of the symptoms, these symptoms impact more than just the teen and his or her family. Harming others puts other people that interact with that teen in grave danger ( Depression). Using illicit substances affects our society in so many ways. First of all it puts stress out on our financial situations due to the healthcare costs associated with substance abuse. Most teens either turn to cigarette smoking or smoking marijuana; it has been proven by many researchers that smoking marijuana can cause depression. If a teen has depression and then turns to marijuana to relieve the depression they are actually worsening their situation (Galanter). It is also proven by a research team that teens who smoke cigarettes are more likely to become depressed. So in theory, the self medication that is committed by teens is actually harming themselves (Smith). Having a combination of educating parents as well as teens, the incidents of teenage depression should decrease, which would decrease the progression of teenage depression into adulthood, which then decreases the amount of our healthcare money being spent on something that can be resolved in the early stages.
About 25% of depressed teens turn to marijuana to relive their depression. A study conducted by the Office of National Drug
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