Both bullies and victims are at an increased risk for depression when bullying frequently occurs. ... Depression may be a consequence for young adolescents involved in romantic relationships. ... Adolescents who believe they are at fault for an event are at the highest risk for depressive disorder. ... Females are at a higher risk for developing depression during puberty than males. ... Bully-victims are at an increased risk for, not only major depression, but suicide as well. ...

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When the sufferer is a child, the family is ultimately involved in all aspects of the experience from onset diagnosis, to remission and recovery. ... Mood stabilizers are usually prescribed along with antidepressants, to minimize the risk of manic symptoms worsened by a antidepressant. ... Because the adverse-effect profile of SSRI's is less prominent, these have fewer side-effects, and there is less risk of overdosing (AACAP). ... However these psychotropic drugs are filled with stimulants, anti-psychotics and mood stabilizers, carry major risks for serious side effects, which include ...

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Instead of expressing sadness, teenagers may express boredom and irritability, or may choose to get involved in risky behaviors. ... e groups of children and for the risks factors of suicide and then refer them to treatment." Some of these "risk factors" include verbal signs of suicide within the last three months, prior attempts at suicide, indication of sever mood problems, or excessive alcohol and substance abuse. ...

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These ages are generally the ages that women are bearing children and if they are the most at risk for depression, then their children are at risk of insecure attachment and this is a problem that needs to be focused on. ... This article studies mechanisms that can explain the transmission of risk for certain behaviors from mothers to their children. ...

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Apparently additional factors, possibly stresses at home, work, or school, are involved in its onset. ... Very often, a combination of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors is involved in the onset of a depressive disorder. ...

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Just as animals react differently to the seasons, so do we as humans. Whether it is our mood that changes, or our daily activities, there is a definite change. As Summer begins to fade and leaves fall from the trees, we know it is coming; the cold dark weather that winter brings. Winter is known ...

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When Carla, a twenty-six-year-old mother, experienced mild sadness after the birth of her first child, she thought nothing of it because she felt complete relief after several weeks; however after her second pregnancy she experienced a more severe form of unhappiness. Two months passed while Carla was dwelling on her feeling of how awful a mother she was. This is an account similar to that of many other mothers who have lived through postpartum depression, described in Linda Sebastian's book Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety (45). Carla and the many women just like her who e...

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