Moilanen's (1995) study
of adolescent depression also attempts to validate Beck's theory in a new way, as Beck worked mostly with adults.
Not exact matches
It is
also important to keep in perspective the very real problems that beset our society in other respects, including
adolescent depression and the terrible cost it can extract on young lives, on families and on all
of us.
Perhaps I should
also explain that as a psychologist, I see far too many clients (children,
adolescents, and adults) who came from pretty good homes (and some who didn't) who suffer from a range
of anxiety related or
depression related issues.
First, fathers» interactive play during toddlerhood has been longitudinally associated with attachment security in later childhood and adolescence.17 Second, fathers» speech and language interactions with infants have been positively associated with language development, and paternal
depression has been shown to adversely impact this process.18, — , 20 Third, discipline practices, such as corporal punishment, have been longitudinally associated with increased child aggressive behavior.21 In addition, paternal depressive symptoms have been longitudinally associated with harsh paternal discipline practices in older children and subsequent child and
adolescent maladjustment.11 Finally, as an indicator
of fathers» interactions with pediatric providers, we
also examined the proportion
of depressed fathers that reported talking with their children's doctor within the previous year.
According to a study published online Monday in Annals
of Emergency Medicine, dating violence among
adolescents was
also strongly associated with alcohol, illicit drug use and
depression.
Adolescents were assessed annually, answering questions about who their closest friends were, reporting on their friendships, and participating in interviews and assessments exploring such feelings as anxiety, social acceptance, self - worth, and symptoms
of depression; teens» close friends
also reported on their friendships and were interviewed.
His therapy experience
also includes working with adults and
adolescents with issues
of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, domestic violence and other clinical issues.
The results
of the current study with regards to gender differences in
adolescent DSH / SA are consistent with previous findings, in that
adolescent girls showed a higher prevalence
of DSH5 28 and SA.7 29 30 With respect to the personality characteristics, low self - esteem has been associated with both DSH4 and SA.29 Cross-sectional surveys
of adolescents have consistently found that
depression is strongly correlated with DSH4 5 and SA.29 30 Tobacco smoking has
also been previously identified to be a risk factor for DSH5 31 and SA, 32 33 along with alcohol use for DSH5 28 31 and SA.32 33 When we analysed the data according to gender, we found that tobacco smoking and alcohol use were especially important risk factors for DSH / SA in girls (tables 2 and 3).
It is difficult to compare our findings with studies
of general population youth because rates vary widely, depending on the sample, the method, the source
of data (participant or collaterals), and whether functional impairment was required for diagnosis.50 Despite these differences, our overall rates are substantially higher than the median rate reported in a major review article (15 %) 50 and other more recent investigations: the Great Smoky Mountains Study (20.3 %), 56 the Virginia Twin Study
of Adolescent Behavioral Development (142 cases per 1000 persons), 57 the Methods for the Epidemiology
of Child and
Adolescent Mental Disorders (6.1 %), 32 and the Miami — Dade County Public School Study (38 %).58 We are especially concerned about the high rates
of depression and dysthymia among detained youth (17.2 %
of males, 26.3 %
of females), which are
also higher than general population rates.51,56 - 61 Depressive disorders are difficult to detect (and treat) in the chaos
of the corrections milieu.
Also, anxiety and depression may impair adolescents» ability to learn and thereby increase their risk of low educational attainment and school drop - out, which in turn are known to lower work participation and increase welfare dependence.28 The association between adolescent anxiety and depression symptoms and benefit receipt in young adulthood may also be influenced by factors that may increase both mental distress and the risk of receiving medical benefits such as the various somatic and psychiatric conditions that are associated anxiety and depress
Also, anxiety and
depression may impair
adolescents» ability to learn and thereby increase their risk
of low educational attainment and school drop - out, which in turn are known to lower work participation and increase welfare dependence.28 The association between
adolescent anxiety and
depression symptoms and benefit receipt in young adulthood may
also be influenced by factors that may increase both mental distress and the risk of receiving medical benefits such as the various somatic and psychiatric conditions that are associated anxiety and depress
also be influenced by factors that may increase both mental distress and the risk
of receiving medical benefits such as the various somatic and psychiatric conditions that are associated anxiety and
depression.
The
adolescents also completed the Achenbach Youth Self - Report
of Problem Behaviors, which produces 2 broadband scales: internalizing (anxiety /
depression, social withdrawal, and somatic complaints) and externalizing (delinquency and aggression) behavior problems.17
About half
of the children and
adolescents with anxiety disorders
also have a second anxiety disorder or other mental or behavioral disorder, such as
depression.
In this series
of studies Louise tested ACT for
adolescents with
depression who were being treated in a public mental health services, and
also tested ACT in schools high schools using a group program.
She
also co-authored, «Prevention
of Depression in At - Risk
Adolescents Longer - term Effects,» (Beardslee, W., Brent, D., Weersing, V., Clarke, G., Porta, G., Hollon, S., Gladstone, T., Gallop, R., Lynch, F., Iyengar, S., DeBar, L., and Garber, J.) included in the September 2013 issue
of JAMA Psychiatry.
Previous research has shown that
depression, anxiety, ADHD or combinations
of these conditions are risk factors for hazardous drinking among
adolescents because some youth use drinking as a coping strategy for dealing with internal distress.39 — 41 Evidence
also shows that
adolescents diagnosed with mental disorders, including anxiety,
depression and ADHD, have significantly elevated rates
of alcohol problems.42, 43
There is clear evidence that the core distinctions
of internalizing problems (such as anxiety and
depression) and externalizing problems (such as aggression, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) observed in older children and
adolescents are
also observed in preschoolers (Achenbach and Rescorla 2000; Carter et al. 2003; Sterba et al. 2007a).
Founded on interpersonal theories that indicate suicidality and
depression in
adolescents can be first triggered — but
also either increased or decreased — by the quality
of relationships between family members, ABFT attempts to repair any ruptures between parent and child, or other family members, and help parent and child rebuild a secure, emotionally protective relationship.
They
also found that frequency
of time spent with fathers did not affect the closeness
of the father - child relationship, although
adolescents who did feel emotionally closer to their fathers tended to show less
depression (a chicken - egg correlation.)
[21] Research on the children
of depressed mothers indicates that having a father who is
also depressed is associated with worse outcomes for children and
adolescents than those accompanying maternal
depression alone.
She specializes in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, and
also works with individuals and
adolescents, for issues
of anxiety,
depression, ADHD, divorce, blended family, and grief.
Conclusions There is evidence that exercise can be an effective intervention for
adolescents with
depression and the current study shows that preferred intensity exercise could
also represent a cost - effective intervention in terms
of the CDI - 2.
«I specialize in Anger and Stress Management for adults,
adolescents, couples, families, individuals and corporations; however, I
also see clients for a variety
of other reasons, particularly relationship issues, anxiety and
depression.
Importantly, not only gender differences in peer relationships, but
also the overall tendency
of female
adolescents to develop higher levels
of depressive symptoms (for a review, see Hankin and Abramson 2001) may further contribute to make them more susceptible to
depression socialization as compared to male
adolescents.
The same is true for psychological variables like
depression [32], which may be one
of the consequences
of victimization, since violence, especially from peers, undermines self - esteem and
also makes
adolescents feel helpless and depressed [33, 34, 35, 32].
Thus, female
adolescents may be more likely to share their negative feelings and stressful experiences within their dyadic best friendships and consequently be
also more at risk to engage in those maladaptive processes that potentially underlie
depression contagion, such as co-rumination (i.e., excessive discussion
of problems within dyadic relationships; Rose 2002).
Our results are
also consistent with earlier cross-sectional research linking
adolescent negative emotions and emotional variability with symptoms
of depression and problem behavior in
adolescents (Larson et al. 1990; Silk et al. 2003).