• Depression in adolescence
  

COMPANY HEALTH CARE

What is depression?

It is the main disease of adolescence

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that this is the main disease among young people aged 10 to 19 years.

Most Common Symptoms

Forms of Treatment

Depression Indices

12% of young people aged 12 to 18 years suffer from depression, whereas this rate does not reach 10% among adults. In addition, 77% of adults with depression had a history of symptoms also in childhood or adolescence.

Indices of depression in Brazil

In Brazil, 21% of young people between the ages of 14 and 25 have symptoms indicative of depression. Among women, the proportion is 28%, according to data from the 2nd National Survey of Alcohol and Drugs, conducted by the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp)

Antidepressant treatment should be performed considering the biological, psychological and social aspects of the patient. On average, there are no significant differences in efficacy between the different antidepressants but the profile in terms of side effects, price, suicide risk, tolerability varies greatly which implies differences in drug effectiveness for each patient. The conduct, therefore, must be individualized. Prophylactic prescription of antidepressants will depend on the intensity and frequency of depressive episodes. The risk of suicide should always be assessed and if necessary the ECT should be indicated. There is no ideal antidepressant, however, currently there is a great availability of drugs acting through different mechanisms of action which allows that, even in depressions considered resistant, the treatment can be successful.

First Name : Nayara Sabrina da Silva

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