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Study Finds Depression On Rise In Adolescents But Particularly Among Teen Girls

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Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016.  Major depression is one of the deadliest diseases among adolescents and is associated with the rise in self-injury among teenagers. A study, “National Trends in the Prevalence and Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults,” published in the December 2016 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 14), found that major depression is increasing in young people, particularly among teenagers and girls. Researchers looked at data from the National Surveys…

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