Your friend tells you he or she is feeling down in the dumps. When it is time for him or her to check whether clinical depression is the cause what do you do? I would do the most I can at the time to help her myself. Although, It is depression and it could get worse and end up with suicide so i would alert a councilor or her parents.
Three factors that may contribute to clinical depression? An overwhelmed feeling of sadness and loneliness for no known reason. Or substance abuse can cause clinical depression.
What percentage of teens experience depression in any given year? 10 to 15 percent suffer symptoms of clinical depression at least one time in their life. Only 30 percent of teens with depression are treated for it.
Three warning signs of depression? Sad, emptiness or being anxious, feeling of hopelessness, and irritability.
What can you do to help a depressed friend? You can help them recover by helping reassure them the importance of their life, try to regain thier energy by doing things they once liked with them, basically give them their reasons of living back to them.
What should you do if a friend talks about suicide or has frequent thoughts of death? You can inform someone that can professionally help them like a councilor or therapist or family member. As a friend you can help them yourself although its better for them to get professional help.
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