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Everyone feels down or sad at times during their life. If you or someone you know is experiencing feelings of sadness or hopelessness that last more than a couple of weeks, then it may be depression.
Here you'll find lots of information on depression, where to go for help and support and what can be done.
Reachout [Inspire Foundation] offers general advice and support for children and young people:
Reviewed March 2009
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Depression - when you feel sad most of the time
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Sometimes feeling sad and low is a normal feeling but if someone is feeling like this all or most of the time, then it could be depression.
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Jun 2009
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Depression explained: in children
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Information on the experience and symptoms of depression in children.
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Jun 2009
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Suicide
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Every year around the world, young people lose their lives to suicide. Nearly as many young people die from suicide as die in car accidents.
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Jun 2009
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Depression
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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We all feel sad and low from time to time. Clinical depression is different. Different people describe depression differently, and it may not feel exactly the same for any two people.
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Jun 2009
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Antidepressants for children and young people - fact sheet for GPs
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beyondblue
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Depression is a common condition that affects people of all ages, including children and young people. It is also a serious condition, associated with significant impairment, disability and death from suicide. Effective treatments are available and prompt intervention is important.
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Mar 2009
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Depression - teenagers
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Better Health Channel
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Around one in five teenagers experience depressive mood changes. Not all have clinical depression, but among those who do it is often not recognised. Stresses that sound minor to adults may be very important to teenagers and should be taken seriously.
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Jan 2009
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Depression in men
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Better Health Channel
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Depression affects both men and women, but quite often what they experience and how they respond is different. Men tend to focus on the physical symptoms, such as feeling tired or losing weight, rather than emotional symptoms like feeling 'low'. This is one of the reasons depression in men may not be picked up.
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Jan 2009
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Teenage depression
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Young people can feel depressed for many reasons and this can vary from feeling a bit 'down' to feeling overwhelming sadness and hopelessness.
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Nov 2008
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Depression in children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Everyone knows children can be sad and miserable at times in their lives. Family losses, personal disappointments and difficulties have an effect on them
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Oct 2008
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Tips for parents: adolescents
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Advice for parents on how to communicate with adolescents and when and where to seek help.
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Jun 2008
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Tricyclic drugs for depression in children and adolescents
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Tricyclic drugs do not seem useful for treating children before puberty, and are of moderate benefit at most for adolescents. Although tricyclic drugs are effective in treating adults with depression, it is not clear whether they are safe and effective ...
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Feb 2008
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Fact sheet for young people - antidepressants for the treatment of depression in children and adolescents
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beyondblue
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While antidepressant medicines have been used to treatyoung people under 18 years with more severe depression, there is much debate among doctors as to the benefits of these medicines with young people. One of the main reasons why doctors have found it difficult to give clear recommendations is because of the lack of research on the impact of antidepressants with young people.
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Jan 2008
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Antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Australian Prescriber
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Clinicians must consider the risk of damage from the medications and the effects of the illness itself on both the mother and the baby.
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Oct 2007
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Suicide in teenagers - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Death by suicide (especially by a teenager) is one of the most tragic ways for a life to end.
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Aug 2006
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Children, serotonin and suicide
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Australian Prescriber
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Controlled trials show that psychosocial treatments are effective in mild to moderate paediatric depression. However effectiveness in severe depression is questionable. This raises the question of drug treatment
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Oct 2005
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Suicide and antidepressants in children (Editorial)
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Australian Prescriber
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Antidepressants are not first-line treatment for children and adolescents. They cause a small but significant increase in suicidal thinking and self-harm behaviour. Unless there is acute risk, consider education and 'watchful waiting'.
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Oct 2005
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Depression
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Inspire Foundation
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This factsheet has information about depression including symptoms, triggers for depression and suggestions for seeking help.
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Jul 2005
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