Teen depression Powerpoint

1. Teen Depression By Vasu L. and Alex C.

2. What really cause Depression? Depression affects people of all races, incomes, ages, and ethnic and religious backgrounds, but it is three to five times more common in the elderly than in young people.

3. Causes of Teen Depression

5. Effects of Depression:

6. Suicidal thoughts

7. Start doing drugs and alcohol

8. Change in Physical behavior Failing / Avoiding classes Social isolation Eating/ Sleeping habits

9. Depression Fact Clinical depression affects about 19 million Americans annually. Half of that suicide About 5%-10% of women 2%-5% of men will experience at least one major depressive episode during their adult life.

10. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/depression/article_em.htm (Depression fact) http://www.teendepression.org/articles2.html (Efects and Causes) The pictures are from Flickr