The Difference Between Sadness and Depression in Teenagers
Adolescence is a period of intense change — in the body, in relationships, in identity. It is natural for a teenager to go through periods of sadness, irritability, or withdrawal. But where is the line between the normal sadness of development and clinical depression that requires intervention? This distinction is one of the most important that a parent, teacher, or adult in a teenager’s life can make — because depression in adolescents often looks different than in adults, and the signs can easily be mistaken for a “difficult age.”
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