More Than Sad: Teen Depression (Clip 1 of 5)

More Than Sad: Teen Depression (clip 1 of 5) – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention‘s campaign to educate teens about depression and what to do if you or a friend is depressed. Depression is a medical illness and is treatable – don’t be afraid to ask for help! If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs to talk to someone please call 800-273-TALK (8255).

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Baby girls exposed to stress in their first year 'more likely to suffer mental …

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Teenage girls are more likely to struggle with anxiety and depression if they were exposed to stress as babies, a study has found. Those who spent their first year being raised by mothers with depression, relationship troubles or financial woes were …
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Infant Stress May Lead to Teen Anxiety

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“We wanted to understand how stress early in life impacts patterns of brain development which might lead to anxiety and depression,” says first author Dr. Cory Burghy. “Young girls who, as preschoolers, had heightened cortisol levels, go on to show …
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Infant stress affects teen brain

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And these chemical changes, in turn, lead to abnormal brain connectivity and signs of anxiety and depression at age 18, suggests a study published today in Nature Neuroscience1. Researchers have long known that stress early in life is a risk factor for …
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