| No doubt you have seen the recent news
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| | relationships as well.
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| headlines about a federal panel that
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| recommended to the FDA that
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| | Teenage boys will often become
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| anti-depressant medications carry the
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| | aggressive, agitated, and get into
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| strongest possible warning label for use
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| | trouble at home, at school, or with the
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| in children and teenagers. This
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| | law. Teenage girls will sometimes become
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| recommendation to the FDA shook the
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| | preoccupied with themes of death or
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| medical community, especially those who
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| | dying, and become decreasing concerned
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| work with depressed young people. The
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| | about how they look. Suicidal thoughts
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| biggest problem from the treatment
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| | are common. Some studies suggest that
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| community's point of view was not the
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| | 500,000 teens attempt suicide each year,
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| recommendation for the warning label, but
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| | and 5000 are successful. Increased use of
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| the way that the media protrayed the
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| | alcohol or other drugs is common, along
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| panel's recommendation.
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| | with other forms of "self-destructive
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| | behaviors." Poor self-esteem is common
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| The panel reported that 2% to 4% of
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| | with teenagers, but especially with those
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| children and teens who were given
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| | who are depressed.
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| anti-depressants for the treatment of
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| depression became suicidal, that is they
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| | Parents are often confused and frustrated
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| had suicidal thoughts, or made suicidal
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| | when their teens begin to act like this.
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| attempts of one kind or another. None of
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| | Sometimes parents become stern
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| the 4,000 children and teens studied
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| | disciplinarians, or even put the teen
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| committed suicide.
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| | down, which only serves to increase
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| | feelings of guilt and depression. Other
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| What the media did not report well is the
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| | times, parents feel helpless, and stand
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| fact that 15% of children and teens with
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| | by waiting for adulthood to arrive. Of
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| depression who receive no treatment will
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| | course neither course is the right one to
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| commit suicide. These 15% will not just
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| | take. If you know of a teen whose
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| think about it, but will actually kill
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| | behaviors have changed to look like what
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| themselves.
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| | has been described above, let the parents
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| | know that there is help available, and
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| So what are we to do? If the media had
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| | encourage the family to seek help from a
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| their way it seems that no teens with
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| | professional. With proper diagnosis and
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| depression would receive
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| | treatment a depressed teen, or adult, can
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| anti-depressants. As a result the suicide
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| | be greatly helped.
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| rate for those who could be using the
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| medication would rise from nearly zero
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| | If someone close to you is suffering from
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| percent to about fifteen percent. But at
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| | depression, first please understand that
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| least we wouldn't have to be concerned
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| | depression is a very emotionally painful
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| about evil medications.
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| | condition. For some people with
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| | depression it turns into a "terminal
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| Look, I understand that there actually
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| | illness" due to suicide. Please take the
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| are young people, even adults, who have
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| | situation seriously.
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| become suicidal only after beginning
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| treatment with an anti-depressant. Some
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| | 1) Get a medical evaluation. Symptoms of
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| have in fact gone on to take their own
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| | depression can be the result of a wide
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| lives. This is absolutely tragic. But so
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| | assortment of illnesses, including
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| is the fact that untreated depression is
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| | thyroid problems, viral infections, and
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| potentially a fatal disease. Fifteen out
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| | other factors.
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| of one hundred young people with
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| depression take their own lives. They
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| | 2) Deprex is an amino acid and
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| should be allowed to receive a treatment
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| | homeopathic medicine for the treatment of
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| that will lower the suicide rate
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| | depression that we have seen work well
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| dramatically, and without any stigma
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| | with our patients. It may be worth trying
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| attached to it by the media.
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| | as long as the situation is "stable" and
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| | there is no suicidal thinking on the part
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| Recently we had a patient brought to our
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| | of the depressed person.
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| counseling center named John (not his
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| real name). John was rebellious, angry,
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| | 3) Medications such as Prozac can be very
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| withdrawn, and in trouble often, and yet
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| | helpful for more difficult cases. Consult
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| he was diagnosed and treated for
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| | your doctor. These medications are often
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| depression.
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| | prescribed by Family Practice Doctors,
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| | but in most cases ought to be monitored
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| When we think of someone who is
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| | by Psychiatrists.
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| depressed, we usually picture a sad,
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| tearful, lonesome person. But teenagers
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| | 4) Increase intake of Protein somewhat.
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| with depression don't look like adults
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| | Use a protein powder supplement, just
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| with depression. Current studies show
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| | like a weight lifter.
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| that there are about as many teenagers
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| who are depressed as there are adults
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| | 5) Exercise daily. Just get out and walk
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| that are depressed. However, depression
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| | for about 15 minutes.
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| is exhibited far differently by teenagers
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| than by adults. Teenagers do not commonly
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| | 6) Seek out counseling from someone who
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| display gloom, self-depreciation, or talk
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| | is good at treating depression. This can
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| about feeling hopeless like adults do.
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| | do a world of good for you. However,
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| | always use great wisdom and common sense
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| Teenagers with Major Depression are
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| | when choosing a therapist. Some are good,
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| described in diagnostic manuals as often
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| | and some are not, so choose
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| becoming negative and antisocial.
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| | wisely.Douglas Cowan, Psy.D., is a family
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| Feelings of wanting to leave home, or of
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| | therapist who has been working with ADHD
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| not being understoodand approved of
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| | children and their families since 1986.
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| increase. The teen often changes, and
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| | He is the clinical director of the ADHD
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| becomes more restless, grouchy, or
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| | Information Library's family of seven web
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| aggressive. A reluctance to cooperate in
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| | sites, including helping over 350,000
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| family ventures, and withdrawal from
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| | parents and teachers learn more about
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| social activities, with retreat to one's
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| | ADHD each year. Dr. Cowan also serves on
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| room are frequent. School difficulties
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| | the Medical Advisory Board of VAXA
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| are likely as concentration is affected.
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| | International of Tampa, FL., is President
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| Sometimes there is inattention to
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| | of the Board of Directors for KAXL 88.3
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