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A 10 page paper that discusses depression in adolescents beginning with the prevalence of this condition. Different treatments are explained and discussed, including SSRIs. The focus of the paper is on the effectiveness of medication, cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy. Results of studies are reported. The author offers conclusions at the end of the paper. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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12 to 17 (9%) experienced at least one major depressive episode in the past year" (Editors, 2006, p. 997). Marcotte and colleagues (2002) report that between 20 and 35 percent
of teenage boys and 25 to 40 percent of teenage girls have been diagnosed "as having experienced a depressed mood [and] between 8% and 18% of school populations have presented
a clinical level of depressive symptoms" (p. 29). The difference has to do with identifying teenagers who are identified as being depressed and those who have been diagnosed as
having a major depressive episode (Editors, 2006). As the data verify, girls are far more likely to suffer depression than are boys, in fact, the incidence of depression among teenage
girls is twice that of teenage boys (Marcotte et al, 2002). The suggested reason for this disparity is that girls have a more difficult time with pubertal changes (Marcotte et
al, 2002). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines a major depressive episode as: "depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure and at least four other
symptoms that reflect a change in functioning, such as problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration and self-image" (Editors, 2006, p. 997) for a period not less than two weeks (Editors,
2006). Marcotte and colleagues (2002) note that a great deal of progress has been made in this field over the last two decades but there is still no universal definition
of the condition. The depressive syndrome does have "a combination of symptoms often found together that affect functioning of the individual in the cognitive, behavioral, affective, and somatic domains"
(Marcotte et al, 2002, p. 29). This syndrome is sometimes called "clinical level of depressive symptomatology" (Marcotte et al, 2002, p. 29) and the condition is frequently "inferred from school
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