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SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN A TEENAGER
One of the many symptoms of depression in most cases is isolation, normally the teen wants nothing or little to do with the people around them and stay hauled up in there rooms or completly just leave the house so they dont have to be around family, friends or peers at school.

Another sign or symptom of depression would be poor school performance, making the grade in school is probably the most important thing in a teenagers life as to make graduation with the rest of there class. But with depression grades normally go through the floor because of lack of intrest or lack of care what so ever.

There are two other symptoms of depression Substance abuse and Sleep changes.

With the substance abuse part of it you should watch for behavior changes, lashing out at parents, teachers, siblings, and even other friends who may or may not have the same isues as your son or daughter, you may find your child drinking, using recreational drugs or even abusing perscription medications. Theise signs and symptoms should be addressed IMEDIATLY! For you child has a very high chance for heading for something stonger when the high they already have stops doing the trick.

With sleep changes its harder to spot as most teenagers sleep most of the time as it is, but you should look out for changes such as Being awake all night and sleeping through the day, or getting to the point were if they do wake during the day its only for maybe and hour or two then its right back to bed for them, allong with the barley being awake you should watch highgene most teens in a depressed state could really careless about bathing they sleep and sleep and sleep and they dont wake up to shower brush there teeth or comb there hair.

Those are the most recognisable signs and symptoms of depression if you or some one you know suffers with theise symptoms i greatly encourage you to call the KIDS HELPLINE at 1-800-668-6868 or check out the website below

[|www.mindcheck.ca]