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Depression has become a big issue among the adolescent world these days. It is something that is overlooked much of the time, and is often even hidden by other things.

The suicide rate for teenagers has increased more than 200% over the last decade. Recent studies have shown that more than 20% of adolescents in the general population have emotional problems and 30% of adolescents attending psychiatric sessions suffer from depression. Maurice Blackman MB, FRCPC says that, "The majority of teenage depressions can be managed successfully by the primary care physician with support from the family."

Teens with psychiatric illness are 20 times more likely to die from accidents or suicide than adults

Is depression in adolescents a significant problem?

As in the afore stated paragraph a baffling 20% of adolescents in the general population have emotional problems! Despite this, depression in this age group is greatly under diagnosed, leading to serious difficulties in......

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