Reasons for Adolescence Depression

Teens, due to their transition period from childhood to adulthood, are those who are more vulnerable to suffer depression. More and more frequent causes of teens’ suicide, as direct consequences of an adolescent depression, are a cause for social concern. Therefore, it is extremely important to detect the main reasons for depression among youngsters in order to prevent accidents from happening. There are three core causes of it.

To begin with, bullying is a worldwide problem. For example, on average, there are approximately 50 % of those who undergo teasing at school among European teens (1). Children who a little bit different from their counterparts tend to be exposed to peer pressure, and there are more likely to suffer depression because of that. This type of bullying is based on the parts of teen’s personality and aimed at destruction of identity, becoming the scourge of modern society.

The second reason is conflicts at home. Being abused, verbally or physically, at home teenagers start feeling helpless and redundant; therefore, their chances of suffering from depression begin to rise. It often seems to them that without parents’ support they have no place where they can feel safe and sound or where they can rest and recharge. No wonder that, according to statistics, above 60 % of children face domestic violence in Russia (2).

The last but not the least, major life changes may cause the breakdowns. Any sharp alterations in home environment, such as moving or divorce, or in teen’s personal life, such as betrayal or breakup, can trigger the symptoms of depression. The thing is, the youth goes through some transitional period and is more vulnerable to emotional distress, exaggerating the importance of some difficult moments. Statistic says that children who come back from the family with divorced parents acts more aggressive and have higher rates of drug and alcohol addiction.

As Dr. A. Brown said: “Although most teenagers can successfully climb the mountain of emotional and psychological obstacles that lie in their paths, there are some who find themselves overwhelmed and full of stress” (3). As a sequence, it is a deal of high importance to help a child to sort out his problems and get him out of misery. But, at first, it is vital to ascertain the reasons for it to get greater insight onto the issue.

(1) Smith, P. (2016). Research on bullying in schools in European countries. In P. Smith, K. Kwak, & Y. Toda (Eds.), School Bullying in Different Cultures: Eastern and Western Perspectives (pp. 3-29). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139410878.004

(2) Константиновна, Т О. (2016, February 15). Влияние насилия в семье на психологическое развитие подростков. Retrieved from https://moluch.ru/archive/108/26194/

(3) Manjul799. (n.d.). Brown 1996 added that regardless of the type of treatment chosen it is. Retrieved from https://www.coursehero.com/file/p3deepa/Brown-1996-added-that-regardless-of-the-type-of-treatment-chosen-it-is/