adolescent depression
Youth mental illness
Adolescent depression is a mood disorder affecting teenagers, characterized by persistent sadness, hopelessness, irritability, and loss of interest in activities.
It often manifests differently than adult depression—through anger, social withdrawal, or declining academic performance rather than obvious melancholy: Her adolescent depression went undiagnosed for years because everyone assumed she was just being a difficult teenager.
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- talk therapyPsychological treatment via conversation
- pubertySexual development stage
- growing painsDifficulties during early development
anhedonia · genetic predisposition · identity formation · hopelessness · dark thoughts · hormonal changes · irritability · low self-esteem · substance abuse · trauma · social withdrawal · cutting class · family conflict · socioeconomic status · sleep disturbances · peer relationships · medication · school environment
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