Posts Tagged ‘Depression in Teens’

How Depression Affect The Women In The Workforce?

Depression that affects women in the work force is a big problem that cannot be unnoticed. According to recent study, $45 billion a year in productivity is lost due to depression. The recent study also found that working women seem especially weak to depression while on the job.

Depression on the job can show the way to missed meetings, unanswered phone calls, blankly staring at the computer screen, indecision, late arrival, leaving early and neglect deadlines. A working woman suffering from depression might not get along with colleges anymore or she may withdraw from social participation.

These are all symptoms of depression. 21 percent of the women in the workplace are affected depression through to their work performance and their everyday lives. Depression is a very human illness. Before the dealing with problem, it is important to understand the signs of depression that may affect working women. (more…)

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Prevent Depression in Teens

Cognitive behavioral therapy can prevent teenagers from becoming clinically depressed, even if their parents are depressed, too. That’s great news, because serious depression afflicts 2 million teenagers each year and puts them at greater risk of suicide and depression throughout life. Anyone who’s been depressed knows how miserable it is; one friend described it as “having the flu all the time.” I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, and especially not a kid.

This latest news, in a depression study just out in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is yet another bit of evidence that cognitive behavioral therapy is a valid treatment for depression
. Half of the 316 teenagers in the study, led by Vanderbilt University psychology professor Judy Garber, took part in eight weekly, 90-minute group sessions, in which they were taught problem-solving skills and practiced them. (more…)

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