Roughly one in every five children will go through depression before adulthood. Children who have experienced depression are at risk of developing depression again within the next five years. The most frequently diagnosed types of depression include major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder. Some risk factors for teen depression include a history of substance abuse, certain types of personalities, and certain medical conditions (such as ADHD). Treating teen depression may involve antidepressant medications and/or psychotherapy.
(Click Teen Depression for the full eMedTV article on this topic. This article provides an in-depth look at how common teen depression is, what its risk factors and symptoms are, and how it can be diagnosed and treated.)
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