Teenage Depression

One of the major blocks in the mental make-up of a person in his teens is teenage depression. Imagine the state of a teenager who in his age should be fighting against all odds being a victim of depression. As it is known with other forms of depression, teenage depression is not born with a child. Rather, it is the circumstances and the behavior of the teen to the circumstances that result in cases of teenage depression.

What are the causes of teenage depression?

  • Mental Block - This being the formative years of a mindset, one cannot afford to have a mental block at this age. Some teens do have a mental block against some events and it is this mental block which results in the teen suffering from teenage depression. A classic case of teen depression is examination. How many times have we heard of students feeling down and de-motivated just before an examination? The reason for this is that they would have developed a block against examinations from a very young age which causes them to be apprehensive.

  • Upbringing from childhood - It is believed widely that a child who has a normal upbringing from childhood does not report of adolescent depression normally. Children who have grown up seeing his parents fight day after day, is quite susceptible to teenage depression. Children who grow up without their parents' care and love are extremely prone to teenage depression.

  • Circumstantial behavior and daily activities - In this age of computer games and internet games, teenagers are extremely vulnerable to depression. By spending long hours in front of the computer playing games, teenagers are prone to mental degeneration. As per statistics, close to 30% of the teenage depression cases are due to prolonged exposure to video games and internet games. Making friends is an important activity for teenagers at this age. People who have a wide and good friends circle generally are not victim to teenage depression. Isolation from the society is not helpful for a person of any age and especially it is a strict taboo during teenage.

The treatment of teenage depression is simple - talk to the teenager as much as possible. This is not an age where an individual must be treated with anti-depressants. Critically, these anti-depressants would become a way of their lives and later on, teenagers would not be able to love without these drugs. Teenage mind is considered to be extremely raw at this age and can be mould the way one wants. Motivation is the key for such teenagers and often it is found that the teenagers who are motivated enough do not fall in the trap of teenage depression. Even if they do, they come out of it rather easily.

The key to cure teenage depression is not drugs or any other highly medicated option. Mere talking to the teenage individual will do the trick.