Over the past few years there has been a significant increase in depression and anxiety in the general population, including school-aged children and teenagers. While there are multiple factors ...

Teens with depression have to navigate the challenges of living with a mood disorder, along with the usual academic and social pressures of high school. A depression diagnosis may be unsettling, but ...

A recent study outlines how students' experiences of victimization in school are related to higher reports of depressive ...

Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study shows. Researchers found that interactions between ...

The teen years can be rough and disorienting. Puberty, social media, school stress, it can all be a lot to process — a lot more than many parents might even realize. In fact, over 17 percent of teens ...

When I was 15 I went into a severe depressive episode. I wanted to die and I didn't understand where those thoughts were coming from. It caused me to have severe panic attacks. I felt out of control ...