PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENTS

Megan Carolyn Bush

Suicidal
Teens

Psychopathology in
Adolescents

IS YOUR CHILD AT RISK FOR HAVING DEPRESSION?

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Bush
11/23/2015

As stated in the Journal of the

helping yourself, you are also

was specific in using the offspring

American Academy of Child &

taking one step closer to saving

of mothers with severe depression.

Adolescent Psychiatry, Children

your childs life. Studies taken

A disclosure is noted within the

exposed to chronic and severe

within the Journal of the

article, that this study does not

maternal depression symptoms

American Academy of Child &

pertain to offspring with MDD

across childhood are at an

Adolescent Psychiatry state, 672

(Major Depressive Disorder), but

increased risk for suicidal

participants out of 4,588, at the

other forms of psychopathology.

tendencies later in adolescents. If

age of sixteen, reported having

you are a mother who is dealing

suicidal thought within the past

with depression, please receive

year. The same study was

assistance in order to help yourself

conducted but with children at the

and prevent the child in your life

age of eleven, here are the results

form obtaining adolescent

of the study, 272 children out of

depression and suicidal thoughts.

5,613, reported to have a lifetime

When you take one step closer to

of suicidal thoughts. This study

Many people deal with

depression and suicidal
tendencies, one of which include
teenage girls. Within the Journal
of Adolescence, a study was
conducted that sought out the
relationship between bullying, low
self-esteem resulting in body

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shaming, self-criticism,

Adolescents That People Can

depression, and unhealthy eating

Change, gives adults a way to help

where the mother is depressed that

habits with a total number of 609

a child dealing with depression by

lead to the child being depressed

female adolescents. The main

showing them how one person can

in their adolescents, from teenage

cause for teenage girls with

overcome such a demanding and

girls being bullied by peers that

depression was bullying. When

miserable disorder. The study

cause their depression. Depression

one was bullied, this led to the

conducted followed students just

can be obtained in many different

cause of the other association that

entering high school and was

ways, which some of which

worsen the depression within

asked to take a survey pertaining

include the ways previously

teenage girls. The more each

to the ideal to change from their

mentioned. If you or and child has

association of bullying occurred,

depressive state. An intervention

depression contact help as soon as

the increase thought into each

was also given to the students. The

possible. Getting the help needed

association resulted in that effect

study showed that nine months

is the next step in removing the

of being bullied.

after the intervention, forty

depression entirely.

Being a parent with a

teenager who is dealing with
depression and suicidal thoughts,
there are many ways to prevent the
symptoms. A study conducted in
the article, Preventing Symptoms
of Depression by Teaching

To being raised in a home

percent of the students had a

significant change from their
pervious state of mind. The
purpose of the study was to prove
that people can change from being
in a highly depressive state of the
complete opposite.
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of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

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Pathways to Suicide-Related

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Ruth Sellers, Anita Thapar,

Behavior in Offspring of Mothers

Stephan Collishaw. (2015).

With Depression: The Role of

Resources
Gemma Hammerton, Stanley

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Cristiana Duarte, Jose

Teaching Adolescents That People

Pinto-Gouveia, Tnia Rodrigues.

Can Change Effects of a Brief

(2015). Journal of Adolescence.

Incremental Theory of Personality

Being bullied and feeling

Intervention at 9-Month Follow-

ashamed: Implications for eating

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psychopathology and depression

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in adolescent girls, 44, pg.(259Photograph

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