Extractions: with Michael Pritchard As children enter adolescence they begin the vital process of taking charge of their own lives. At the same time, of course, their bodies and minds are transforming, and their relationships with family, peers, and the world in general, are being drastically redefined. The purpose of this video series is to help young adolescents work their way through this period of high anxiety while making choices that are positive and healthful. In Big Changes, Big Choices
Extractions: posted: 12/10/03 The second annual depression screening was held during the week of October 27 in the Guidance Department. The screening tested students whose parents had signed a permission slip that was sent to them in the mail. Students were screened by volunteer therapists from Montgomery General Hospital. The screening, which initially was scheduled for only Monday, October 27, spanned three days. This was due to the unexpected amount of students who turned in the parent permission form allowing them to be tested. This year 184 students were tested, a major increase from last year when only 20 students signed up for the screening. "The community is more aware [of depression] because of Alex Keen's death," says resource counselor Judy Hopp. Another factor which led to the increase in the students was that this year a letter with an attached permission form was sent to every parent. Last year, news that the screening was available was only broadcasted on the morning announcements.
FYI London: News: Special Reports The field of youth depression is relatively new, forcing medical practitioners to educate She also sought help through her school guidance counsellor . http://www.lfpress.ca/cgi-bin/niveau2.cgi?s=generic2&p=23672.html&a=1
Extractions: Wednesday May 29th 2002 Young Australians rank depression and suicide as one of the three most important issues confronting them and their peers, according to a new national youth survey conducted by the community service organisation, Mission Australia. When asked to rank their concerns from a range of issues confronting young people, depression and suicide was ranked most frequently in the top three, by 52.6% of respondents. Other pressing issues were family issues, alcohol and other drugs and abuse/sexual assault, with each ranked in the top three by approximately 39% of respondents. More than 2500 young Australians, the majority aged 12-17, completed the survey, which was conducted on-line on Mission Australias website, through Dolly magazine and in high schools and TAFE colleges around the country. Other key survey results include: 59.1% of females ranked depression/suicide as a top three concern, compared with only 42.2% of males a dramatic difference. For young males, family issues was the most common concern, being listed in the top three by 45.1% of respondents.
Expert Profile: Teen Depression Since most teenagers don t recognize depression, we know that most of them don t get help. Sometimes, they go to their guidance department; a school nurse, a http://www.familyaware.org/expertprofiles/teendepression3.asp
Extractions: Undiagnosed and untreated depression often leads to alcohol and substance abuse and dependence. On average, in teens that develop drug and alcohol problems, the depression precedes the drug and alcohol problems by about five years. Teens may turn to drugs and alcohol in an attempt to self-medicate. They may feel so bad that they want to get high or get drunk to feel numb. So, it is critical to intervene early. Also, at least 70% of teenagers who have depression will have a recurrence within five years, or at some point in adulthood. Teen depression predicts depression in adulthood. So even if somebody goes through a period of depression, and they get better, it is likely to recur. How does a parent determine the difference between typical teen rebellious behavior and depression? Parents typically think that adolescence is a stormy time, with hormonal shifts, so a lot of what gets attributed to normal adolescence can be depression. If you suspect that a teen might have a problem with depression, you need to get a professional evaluation. A teenager may look fine on the outside, but have a lot going on inside. It can be hard for parents to tell. Keep in mind that depression isn't one symptom, it is a group of symptoms, you need to see at least a few signs of depression. Again, if a teen talks of death or suicide, the person needs immediate professional help.
Lakewood Hospital Teen Health Center - Teenage Depression Your depression may seem to paralyze you, making any action difficult. Talk to your doctor or guidance counselor, school nurse, minister, rabbi, or http://www.lkwdpl.org/teenhealthcenter/pam3.htm
Extractions: TEEN HEALTH CENTER Health Information Library Main Page TEENAGE DEPRESSION Growing up has never been easy. And the constant ups and downs of the teenage years are particularly difficult. But teenage depression is more than a day or two of the "blues." It is a continuing, over-whelming feeling of sadness and helplessness that interferes with a teenager's ability to carry on normally. Instead of talking on the phone or getting together with friends, teens with depression may withdraw from activity, refusing to go out of the house. Or they may try to numb those feelings with drugs or alcohol. Teenage depression is extremely painful and debilitating, and because it often is accompanied by thoughts of suicide, it can also be fatal. Surprisingly common, teenage depression is one of the most prevalent emotional disturbances among high school students, and is more prevalent among girls than boys. Approximately 3 to 5 percent of teenagers develop depression each year. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A TEENAGER HAS DEPRESSION?
Extractions: Barbara Ingersoll, Ph.D. Three year old Joshua was a happy, outgoing youngster who enjoyed a great deal of attention from a large, loving family. He became increasingly withdrawn, irritable, and unhappy following a three-week hospitalization for an acute physical illness. Despite a history of mild learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder, eight year old Lee appeared to be doing well at home and in school. When his best friend moved away he became morose and moody. He lost interest in his school work, his appetite diminished, and he spent long hours sleeping or watching television. At age twelve, Elizabeth appeared helpless and unhappy. She seemed unable to handle the ups and downs of daily life at home or in school and, when faced with stress,often cried, "I hate my life" and "I wish I were dead."
Specializations Diagnostic Check Lists Addictions and Recovery depression, Mood Disorders, and Resources; Resources for Specific Problems High school guidance and Counseling http://www.ced.appstate.edu/hpc/Cybrary/cyb_sic.htm
Extractions: Click on a topic or scroll through the complete list of links. A. Community Counseling CLIENT PROBLEMS Diagnostic Check Lists Addictions and Recovery ... Self Help B. Student Development C. Marriage and Family Counseling Organizations Marriage and Family Therapy Family Education and Parenting ... Divorce, Separation and Custody D. School and Career Counseling (General Resources; Resources for Specific Problems: High School Guidance and Counseling Centers; Learning Life Skills, Going to College; Exploring Careers and Getting a Job) E. Multi-Cultural Counseling (Multicultural and anti Racism; Aboriginal and Native Culture; African and African American Culture; Asian and Asian American Culture; Hispanic and Latino Culture; Southern Appalachian Culture; Judaic Culture, Gay and Lesbian Culture) F. Psychological/Educational Assessment (General Resources; Diagnostic Check Lists; Tests / Results on the Web Jungian Character Type) A. Community Counseling (Client Problems, Types of Help) CLIENT PROBLEMS (Diagnostic Check Lists; Addictions and Recovery; Depression, Mood Disorders and Suicide; Disabilities and Challenges: HIV/AIDS; Abuse, Trauma and Stress; Other problems)
Teen Advice Online: "Mom Denies My Depression?" to your school, and ask someone you trust, a teacher, a school nurse, a guidance counselor and I hid my depression a lot because I didn t want people to http://www.teenadvice.org/archive/33550.html
Extractions: Hi A (: Do you have a best friend that you can confide to? Depression is best dealt with when you have someone to listen to you and just be there for you. Do you have a school counselor? Maybe you can have a heart to heart talk with your mom about your problems. Pull her aside, and seriously tell her "Mom, I think I've some problems, can you help me out?" Or maybe you can try opening up to your dad. (: Whatever you do, hiding your problems won't make them go away. I hope that helps. (: Lorraine A... I grew up in a home where showing feelings was kind of hard to do. So I understand that it's hard sometimes after years in a home like that to show emotions and feel okay about it. But depression is something you shouldn't hold inside. It drags a person down and becomes exhausting to deal with. I know first hand, so I got myself to a therapist last fall in college. It was a hard thing because at first I was scared and didn't know if I was making the right decision. But overtime, getting the feelings out helped a lot! I started to feel like I had more energy and more to be happy about. Its sad but parents often are too scared to listen or believe their child has a problem or needs help. So how did I get to a therapist thru the years and not even just in college? I went to a school provided therapist. They usually have a few people to choose from to just talk to and get feelings out that you need too. and I think that will help. You need to learn all over again that it's ok! ay to show feelings and be hones t about your happiness.
Depression In Younger People- A Patient's Guide Your family doctor, a school guidance counsellor, a priest, a trusted older person are all good places to start. Where there is depression, effective treatment http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/depressioninkids.html
Extractions: Dr Sally Merry -Child Psychiatrist What is depression? Doesn't everybody get depressed sometimes? We all have times when we feel sad or stressed. There are times when day to day problems get us down. However these feelings are usually short-lived. This is not depression! When doctors use the term "depression" they are talking about an ongoing serious situation in which a person feels down most of the time for a long period, weeks or months, and sometimes years. When this happens it makes it difficult to keep up with everyday things. Work, school and social life can all be affected. Depression has an impact on appetite, sleep and the ability to concentrate and think clearly. Depression is also called "depressive illness", "major depressive disorder", "dysthymia' or "clinical depression".
Handling Stress On Campus Csmonitor.com High school guidance counselors are often responsible for several hundred students, and counselors see in this pressure the seeds of anxiety and depression. http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0527/p20s01-lehl.html
Patrick Henry High School Career Center Fall 2003 Calendar 7830 pm Workshop on depression, Atlee Counselors to all Hanover County students at Hanover High school. Applications to Mrs. Utterback in guidance (seniors only http://www.hanover.k12.va.us/Guidance/ahs/calendar2.htm
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NAGC Selfconsciousness, self-esteem and depression of gifted school children. Contact For more information about the Counseling and guidance Division, contact http://nagc.org/CounGuide/personal.html
Extractions: Conclusions 1. Gifted and talented students actively engaged in challenging programmatic options appear to be reasonably well-adjusted in terms of self-concept and social competence. The influence of a program upon this adjustment is not clear, nor can one ensure that program identification procedures contribute to adjustment. (Are only those who behave nominated for such programs?) 2. There are qualitative differences in motivational levels and in social and emotional issues related to school performance among the culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged populations of gifted students. The striving for racial identity may help to explain these differences among the culturally diverse, and the lack of access to choice of programs and materials may explain differences among the economically disadvantaged. 3. Early childhood learning experiences and respectful/authoritative parenting strategies contribute greatly to healthy personality development among gifted individuals.
Series On Depression Resonates A school guidance counselor points out that it doesn t have to be that way if people recognize serious depression. depression leads to suicide. http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2002/072002/07132002/664114
Extractions: Date published: SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION have touched more lives than I ever imagined. That fact is clear from reader response to the three-part series published earlier this week. The phone calls, e-mail messages and online chats on fredericksburg .com have been surprisingly positive, and definitely heart-wrenching when people open up about their situations and those of people close to them. Among those who called was a man who attempted to kill himself years ago. "I want to thank you for the articles you've been running on suicides," he said. "I understand the pain these folks go through. I got help for it and things are OK now." The responses also show that dealing with depression before it gets to the point of suicide is on the minds of many. The prevalence of personal experience with those subjects began to emerge this spring as a group of Free Lance-Star staff members sat down to discuss how we would attempt to tell the community about what can lead to the act of taking one's own life and how such tragedies can be prevented. As we talked, colleagues shared stories of the loss of friends and loved ones, and even their own personal struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.
Depressionpamphlet the seriousness of depression or of thoughts of death or suicide. It is an act of true friendship to share your concerns with a school guidance counselor., a http://www.walshjesuit.org/counseling/ciavarella/depressionpamphlet.html
Extractions: DEPRESSION GETTING THE HELP YOU NEED WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN A FRIEND IS DEPRESSED DISTRIBUTED BY: WALSH JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL You know that these school years can be complicated and demanding .Deep down, you are not quite sure of who you are, what you want to be, or whether the choices you make from day to day are the best decisions. Some times the many changes and pressures you are facing threaten to overwhelm you. So it isnt surprising that from time to time you or one of your friends feels down or discouraged. But what about those times when a friends activity and outlook on life stay down for weeks and begin to affect your relationship? If you know someone like this, your friend might be suffering from depression. As a friend, you can help. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DEPRESSION Q. What is depression? A. Depression is more than the blues or the blahs; it is more than the normal, everyday ups and downs. When that down mood, along with other symptoms, lasts for more than a couple of weeks, the condition may be clinical depression. Clinical depression is a serious health problem that affects the total person In addition to feelings, it can change behavior, physical health and appearance, academic performance, and the ability to handle everyday decisions and pressures. Q. What causes clinical depression?
Guidance Center Online: About Depression to function at work or school Headaches, digestive and problems that may result from prolonged depression! Western Arkansas Counseling guidance Center 1479 http://www.wacgc.org/information/depression.html
Extractions: Depression is more than a day of feeling low. It is a long-lasting, often recurring illness as real and disabling as heart disease or arthritis. Adults who experience clinical depression may feel an oppressive sense of sadness, fatigue and guilt. Performing on the job may be difficult. Going out with friends may be unthinkable. Merely getting out of bed may be impossible. The person who has depression feels increasingly isolated from family and colleagues helpless, worthless and lost. Depression is a very common emotional illness. In varying degrees of severity, it affects about 6 percent of all U.S. adults , more than nine million people in any given six month period, according to the American Psychiatric Association. At least one in five Americans will experience a major depressive episode during their lifetime, with women twice as likely to develop depression as men. Modern research has led to significant advances. Today, there are extremely effective treatments for depression. Between 80 to 90 percent of those with depression can be successfully treated. Many experience relief from symptoms within three to six weeks. Treatment is generally necessary people with depression cannot snap out of it on their own, nor will it go away.
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