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"I'm depressed." You might say it casually to refer to temporary sadness. But depression is also a mental health illness that may require help from an experienced professional.

Teenage Depression is defined as an illness when the feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair persist and interfere with an adolescent's ability to function.

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Teenage girls are at an especially high risk for depression. As the rate of depression rises, so does the teen suicide rate.
 
About ten percent of Americans suffer from a depressive illness. Some experts estimate that four to five percent of adolescents suffer from teen depression.
 
Without treatment, this illness can last for weeks, months, years or a lifetime and can have impact on all aspects of life.
 
All this information sounds, um, well, depressing? Fortunately, There is Hope. Hopefully the rest of the information on this web page will educate you about the many treatment options that are available to fight this disease.