According to the DSM-IV classification of mental disorders, there are nine symptoms in which to look for when testing for depression. ... These nine symptoms include: A depressed mood most of the day; reduced interest or pleasure in all or most activities; significant weight loss or gain, or significant decrease in appetite; trouble sleeping or over sleeping; body movements appearing to others as either restless or unusually slow; fatigue or loss of energy; feelings of guilt or worthlessness in an excessive or inappropriate manner; problems thinking, concentrating or making decisions and most...

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Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths of youth's aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Seligman, 90-93). ... Formal psychologic testing may be helpful in complicated presentations that do not lend themselves easily to diagnosis. ... An estimated 2,000 teenagers per year commit suicide in the United States, making it the leading cause of death after accidents and homicide, and it is not uncommon for young people to be preoccupied with issues of mortality and to contemplate the effect their death would have on close family and friends (Seligman, 13-18, 37-42...

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I have found out that the number of deaths due to suicide each year is roughly the same number of deaths from AIDS. ... An example for this that I like to use is, cheating on a test. After a person has cheated on a test, they receive some sort of guilt, especially if they receive the highest grade. ...

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Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged fifteen to nineteen than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman, 1995). ... Blackman (1995) proposed that "formal psychological testing may be helpful in complicated presentations that do not lend themselves easily to diagnosis." ... Brown (1996) added that an estimated two thousand teenagers per year commit suicide in the United States, making it the leading cause of death after accidents and homicide. Blackman (1995) stated that it is not uncommon for young people to be preoccupied with issues of mortality and to con...

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Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged fifteen to nineteen than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman, 1995). ... Blackman (1995) proposed that "formal psychological testing may be helpful in complicated presentations that do not lend themselves easily to diagnosis." ... Brown (1996) added that an estimated two thousand teenagers per year commit suicide in the United States, making it the leading cause of death after accidents and homicide. Blackman (1995) stated that it is not uncommon for young people to be preoccupied with issues of mortality and to con...

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Fast becoming a national epidemic, suicide is the second leading cause of death for persons between the ages of 15 and 24, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5 to 14 year olds. ... Suicide ranks higher as a cause of death than homicide; in other words, more Americans kill themselves each year than are killed by others. ... It may also be possible that the genetic factor that is passed down is not one of depression, but one of over-sensitivity to psychosocial stressors, which would help to further explain certain inconsistencies of genetic testing in this area of study. ... Suicid...

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Lithium users must have blood tests regularly to make sure blood toxicity doesn't occur from drug build up in the bloodstream. Blood tests are also done on anticonvulsant users to make sure the liver has not been affected to harshly. Depakote and other Valproates can cause liver failure and pancreatic syndrome, resulting in death (Lynn, 110-114). ...

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Suicide.org has shown that depression is responsible for over 30,000 deaths in America, and 1 million worldwide with people ranging from 12-85 years old. ... Because it is mainly psychological, diagnosis with simple tests is very difficult and although many physicians did not believe in self-diagnosis research proved otherwise. ... After various tests, this method proved to be one of the best ways to diagnose depression. ... In 2010, one of the most recent surveys done, showed that 38,364 suicides were reported and that every 13.7 minutes, somebody dies from committing suicide making it the 10...

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For instance, a teenager may fail a test, try to study hard for the next, and fail again. ... Suicide is the ninth most common reason for death in the United States. ... In the 15-34 year old population, suicide is the second leading cause of death in men and the third leading cause of death in women. ...

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Many people with this illness simply slept their lives away or died an untimely death by their own hands. ... "Without treatment depressed adolescents are at high risk for school failure, social isolation, promiscuity, "self-medication" with drugs or alcohol, and suicide-now the third leading cause of death among 10 to 24 year-olds. ... Now, researchers are conducting tests on people of all ages, ethnicities and even social classes. ... The following is a list of the things doctors look for to help diagnose depressed people: Feel persistently sad Have problems with sleep Be anxious and irri...

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Thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts are very serious symptoms of depression and the person needs to seek immediate help. ... A patient will undergo the exam, an interview, and lab tests to rule out the possibility of a physical cause for the depression. ... The doctor should also ask about alcohol or drug use and if the patient has ever had any thoughts about death or suicide. ...

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Loss can be due to death, divorce, separation, or loss of a family member, important friend or romantic interest. ... They are neither adventurous nor rebellious adolescents, but teens tested and troubled by life's circumstances. ...

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I believe Styron's depression began after the death of his mother when he was thirteen years old. ... Just because a piece of paper says that this drug helps the majority of people it was tested on, does not mean a psychiatrist should prescribe this to anyone who exhibits similar symptoms. ...

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Signs and tests 1. ... Some of the symptoms of a depressive episode include disturbances in sleep and appetite, psychomotor retardation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide. ...

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Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman (1992). A brilliant Madness: Living with manic-depressive illness New York: Bantam Books. Nonfiction The story I read was the true-life story of the actress from the 70's, Patty Duke. This book was one of continuing suspense and you could hardly put it dow...

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