This document discusses the symptoms of teen depression and how to help friends who may be experiencing depression. The symptoms include withdrawal from friends and family, tearfulness or crying, fatigue or lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, and changes in eating and sleeping habits. It recommends communicating with depressed friends, providing depression education guidelines, and taking friends to see a professional for help if needed. Case studies show symptoms like memory disorders, loneliness, anxiety, and stress. Aomori prefecture in Japan created a comic guideline on depression.

1. T EEN D EPRESSION N AOKI M ARUYA & N OBUYUKI T ANAKA

2. W HAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS ? Withdrawal from friends and family Tearfulness or frequent crying

3. W HAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS ? Fatigue or lack of energy Difficulty concentrating

4. W HAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS ? Changes in eating and sleeping habits Irritability, anger, or hostility

5. H OW CAN WE HELP OUR FRIENDS ? Have Communication

6. Give depression Guideline

7. Take to Professional

8. C ASE STUDIES ... S YMPTOMS Disorders of memory . jamais is the failure to recognize events that have been encountered before - loneliness and anxious - sick of life - stress

9. ANY CASE IN J APAN ...?? Aomori prefecture make comic guideline

10. W ORKS S ITED http://www.depression-guide.com/disorders/memory-disorders.htm http://helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm http://www.daily-tohoku.co.jp/news/2010/04/12/new1004121402.htm