Discussion Post: Adolescent Depression & Suicide
Explain and give a rationale for your action of how you would help a teenager presenting signs of depression: A general and lasting feeling of hopelessness and despair, inability to concentrate reading/writing/conversation, changes in physical activities, eating/ sleeping, frequent complaints, loss of self-esteem, withdrawal from others due to immense fear of rejection, threats or attempts to commit suicide, hypersensitivity to words and actions of others and general irritability, misdirected anger and difficulty in handling most feelings, feeling of guilt in many situations, extreme dependency on others. Warning signs of potential suicide: Withdrawal from contact with others, sudden swings in mood, recent occurrences of life crisis or emotional shock, personality change, gift giving of cherished belongings, aggression, and risk-taking.
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.