Brianne Camilleri – 14 year old female had it all: family and a home around Boston. Brianne in the ninth grade had the overwhelming sense of hopelessness. “It was like a cloud that followed me everywhere,” Brianne says. “I could not get away from it.” Brianne started drinking and using drugs. One Sunday, she was caught shoplifting at a local store; Brianne believed she would never see light again and went straight for the bathroom and consumed as many painkillers, Tylenol and Advil, she could find – a total of 74 pills, she just wanted to die. Linda Camilleri, Brianne’s mother, few hours later found Brianne vomiting all over the floor. Brianne was rushed to the hospital, where she had convinced a psychiatrist (even herself) that it had been a one-time impulse. The psychiatrist urged her parents to keep the episode a secret to avoid any stigma. Brianne’s father, Alan Camilleri, shudders when he remembers that advice. “Mental illness is a closet problem in this country, and it’s got to come out.” With a schizophrenic brother and a cousin who committed suicide, Alan believes she should have known better. After another suicide attempt a few months later, she finally ended up at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, one of the best mental-health facilities in the country. After three years of therapy and antidepressant medication, Brianne at 19 years of age believe is on track. (Wingert and Kantrowitz) Depression – a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest (Mayo Clinic Staff). Individual diagnosed with depression gets affected both physically and mentally: the way they think, feel, and behave, leading to various problems (Marilyn Elias). Depression is not only for adults; depression is becomi... ... middle of paper ... ...er generations do not have anything to worry about, “they are not old enough”, until they go into adulthood. Majority of teenagers fall into the depth of mild depression due to stress or life struggles that come across in their life. As a community we should pay attention to children and teenagers: their behavior, performance in school, appetite and weight, energy and activity, just basically their overall health. Parents should speak to children and teenagers and willingly become open but not come as forced. Also, teachers should watch out for their students being aware of the student’s actions and take action if noticing signs of depression. No human being in the world, especially young children, should feel hopeless and lonely; building awareness to help those in need. Overall, depression is underrated in the younger generations; and no child should be left behind.
Depression is considered a mental disorder that can lead an individual to commit suicide, experiment fatal risk that can injure his or her life. Furthermore, an individual feeling depressed lacks motivation to do anything progressive with his or her life. With that said, these individuals sometime gives up interest in activities that were once enjoyable, gets in a phase were he or she loses appetite, begins to overeat, loses concentration on what he or she is trying to complete, and becomes indecisiveness. Moreover, depression is a condition that makes an individual feel miserable, have no motivation to any activity that can influence his or her views, actions, welfare. Furthermore, depressed individuals at times may feel sad, apprehensive, desperate, destitute, useless, awkward, short-tempered, and agitated. In addition, the melancholy of depression is categorized by a greater concentration and length that is attached to severe symptoms. According to Wedding & Corsini (2014) states, “Physical disease, severe and acute stress, and chronic stress area also precipitating factors” (Pp. 240) of an individu...
Mikayla Munn is a twenty-one year old junior at Manchester University. She attended preschool at Rice Preschool in Elkhart Indiana. Her parents Pamela and David Munn enrolled her at Riverview Elementary where she completed her sixth grade. Mikayla attended secondary education at Pierre Moran Middle School and Elkhart Central High School. Her parent’s both attended college, her mother received an Associate’s degree in Business and her father received an Associate’s in Child Psychology. Her older sister, Jessica, also attended college and graduated in 2013 with a bachelor degree in Anthropology. Mikayla is classified as the lower middle economic class and her parents are separated but living in the same house.
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Eventually Donna begins seeing doctors and psychiatrists after she begins cutting herself. She begins to trust these doctors and they really seem to have her best interests at heart. They understand her and are able to help her express herself. Because of a psychiatrists persuading Donna eventually went to college at the age of 18 even though she had dropped out of secondary education at the age of 15. She did well in college and after that went to University which is where she received an Honors Degree in Sociology, a degree in Linguistics and a postgraduate Diploma in
It is eight a.m. and she has been up for hours at this point. The diarrhea is uncontrollable and her stomach is killing her. She needs to vomit again. Her bed is covered in sweat. Her body feels hot, but she is freezing cold. Her hands are shaking. Her legs are restless and her entire body aches as if she had been run over by a semi. She feels weak, both physically and mentally. Tears stream down her face because she hates herself. Addiction is the reason her mother has custody of her daughter, Abby. Most of her family and friends disown her. This drug has taken over her life. At this point, she is debating if everyone, including herself, would benefit from her suicide. Jenny was dope sick, suffering
Kathy Nicolo is a White female in her middle thirties living in California. She was recently referred to treatment after finding two people dead after they committed suicide. Kathy called the police and upon their arrival she was visibly distraught and was referred for counseling services. While this event precipitated her connection with services, things were not going well for Kathy for about the past year. She spends a lot of her time sleeping and often does not wake up until the late morning or afternoon. Her affect is typically flat or down and she does not find pleasure in any activities. Kathy has made two recent suicide attempts, one attempt with a gun she thought was loaded and the other with an overdose of pills. She was not hospitalized
After her relapse, she had to befriend a local drug dealer. Her friends quickly noticed that she was not the same sober Jackie. The administrator found out she was using and she offered Jackie diversion, an intense program to help her get her nursing job back. Jackie was hesitant. She thought all her problems would go away, if she ran away. Jackie packed her bags and her pills, and drove away. She was involved in an accident and was arrested for having a suitcase full of pills. She was arrested and forced to be sober again. This time she would have to be sober long enough to get her nursing job back. She took the option of going through diversion. However, the hospital was closing and she would have to quickly clean her act up. She made it. Jackie was having a stressful last day of work and she took some pills and overdosed. Jackie never got better. She was addicted and nobody told her that she should stop being a nurse. Everybody kept giving her a second
Today, teenagers and adults share a multitude of problems such as losing a loved one, drugs, alcohol, and peer pressure that lead to depression and we need families to take notice and do something to stop teen depression. Works Cited Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye.
Depression is an illness within itself that affects the “whole body”. (Staywell,1998) The body, feelings, thoughts, and behavior are all immensely altered when someone is depressed. It is not a sign of personal weakness, or a condition that can be wished or willed away. For some people depression is just temporary, but for others it can last for weeks, months and even years.
Depression is a serious mental health illness which affects an individuals’ mind, body and mood. It is a chronic and lifelong health condition (NICE, 2006) thought to be caused by a number of biological factors including neurotransmitter disturbances in the brain and an element of genetic vulnerability; these are often in addition to psychosocial factors such as the occurrence of undesirable life events, limited social network options, poor self esteem and the occurrence of any adverse life events during a persons’ lifetime (Bernstein, 2006). Depression can have an impact on a persons’ ability to do many things including working, engaging with others, participating fully in family life or maintaining relationships, and it can also impact on a person...
Teenage Depression. Everywhere you look these two words appear together as one, in newspapers and magazines, as well as in scholarly reports. Teenage depression is one of today's "hot topics" this among other teenage mental health problems, has been brought to the forefront of public consciousness in recent years after several incidents involving school shootings (CQ 595). The environment that teens grow up in today is less supportive and more demanding than it was twenty years ago. Not only are the numbers of depressed teens rising, but children are also being diagnosed at younger and younger ages. Studies have found that, "There is an estimated 1.5-3 million American children and adolescents who suffer from depression, a condition unrecognized in children until about 20 years ago" (CQR 595). This increase in depression is due to social factors that teenagers have to deal with everyday. A recent study found that, "About five percent of teenagers have major depression at any one time. Depression can be very impairing, not only for the affected teen, but also for his or her family-and too often, if not addressed, depression can lead to substance abuse or more tragic events" (NAMI.org). Gender roles and other societal factors including the pressures on girls to look and act a certain way, the pressures on boys to suppress their emotions and put on a tough front and the pressures on both sexes to do well in school and succeed, all contribute to depression in teens today. Depression is a growing problem which crosses gender lines and one that needs to be dealt with with more than just medication.
Depression is well known for its mental or emotional symptoms. Symptoms for depression include: persistently sad or unhappy mood, loss of interest or pleasure in previously enjoyable activities, difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions, anxiety, feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness, and thoughts of death or dying. “People who have endured a major depressive episode describe the experience as a descent into t...
Many people believe that depression does not exist and scientists are wasting time and money on research but in fact, it has been proven that there are many people suffering from this mental illness. After conducting a research it has been revealed that “an estimated 11.4% of U.S. adolescents, or about 2.8 million people, had at least one “major depressive episode” in a 12-month period” (1 Should All Teens Be Screened for Depression?). 2.8 million may be a small number compared to the total population of the U.S.A which is approximately 300 million people, but these are still young adolescents that suffer from depression and deserve to be
There are many people in the world who are struggling with the disease depression. Depression is the state in which a person feels very sad, hopeless and unimportant. The thing about depression is that it affects both genders and any ages. Depression is something that deserves full attention. For many reasons doctors believe that when a person has depression, they have to start taking medication for it as if medications help. People are becoming more dependent on antidepressants when there are other techniques for dealing with depression.
Conclusively, teenage depression is a chronic problem in the life of teenagers, which should be properly handled. When signs of this are seen in teenagers, adequate steps should be taken, in order to ensure their safety and restore their mental strength.