Warning signs of serious depression · Social withdrawal · Poor communication and sharing · Reduced effort and involvement with others · Changes in friends, preferring to be around people who are angry or negative · Loss of interest in things you used to like doing · Insomnia or increased or decreased sleep · Defiance · Dishonesty · A strong "I don't care" attitude · Preoccupation in dress, color, poetry, music, peers or attitude · Poor impulse control · Reduced honest cooperation with authority figures · Discussions of lack of pleasure in life or reason to live Source: http://www.teen-matters.com/depression.html. |
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