WHO: The main disease of teenagers - depression

The leading cause of morbidity and adolescent disability worldwide is depressed, and the third common cause of death - suicide. Such sad details contained in the report of the World Health Organisation.

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WHO has published a new report on the state of adolescent health in different countries, which showed that most of the young people of this age group face depression . That is why a third the most common cause of death among adolescents is suicide, which Only overtake the accident and death from HIV / AIDS.

In addition, the report found a direct link between the teen suicides and so-called kiberbullingom - tight baiting in Internet, which regularly takes the lives of a growing number of pupils and students. This phenomenon is relatively little studied, but it has long been terrible the reality for tens of thousands of teenagers in those countries where the most developed online.

However, location information for the adolescent health   It has no great value as the same report showed. Symptoms depression occur on average at age 14, adolescents who live in a wide variety countries, cities and villages. The report's authors believe that it should sharply intensify the work of child and adolescent psychology, which determines saving the lives of a huge number of teenagers. After all, unlike cancer or other terrible disease death by suicide can and should be prevented.

It is important to experiencing psychological problems, suffering from severe depression, teenagers do not go to the trouble in private, to have had the opportunity to seek professional psychological help and that this help was available. Furthermore, the authors WHO report called for tougher regulation of the spread of drinking among Adolescents, as the connection between alcohol, depression and bullying has long been known. (READ MORE)

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