Teenage Depression - Project Overview

Project Results

Welcome to the project results page. Here you will find the conclusions we drew from all the research, stories and personal expiriences of our team.

We found our hypothesis about the causes and effects of depression on the teengae psyche was mainly correct, but now that we have done the research we would like to add a few points that we learned along the way.

Depression is a very serious matter, regardless of the type or how major or minor the symptoms are. You can experience suicidal thoughts as a consequense from any form of depression, and the risk is the same. It is important to admit there is a problem and to seek help rather than ignoring it.

Everybody is different. What may affect one person one way may affect somebody else differently. This newfound knowledge formed the basis of our profiles which we based on real people from our class. To see the profiles, scroll down to that section, or weave through our dichotomy chart below.

Many people are very misinformed about depression. Rumors about it are often passed around and are assumed as truth. These rumors may mislead the person who is depressed or their family about how to approach the depression. For more information see truth or rumor section on the right.
After the research was done, we made a quiz and a dichotomy chart based on all our information. Follow through our quiz or dichotomy chart to see wether you are depressed, and why. In our quiz, follow the arrows to each new bubble. In the dichotomy chart, choose which boxes best describe you and follow that path until you reach the numbered boxes, which indicate your results.

TRUTH OR RUMOR-The Fact and Fiction Behind Depression

Teens are naturally "moody" and never really become depressed. RUMOR! Teens can suffer from real depression, and go undiagonosed because of this rumor. If you think you may be depressed, contact your doctor or a psychologist and have them examine you.

Talking to a responsible adult if you think you or a friend may be depressed is the right thing to do. TRUTH! Contacting an adult about depression will help you or your friend. Remember, it is NOT a break of trust to tell an adult about feelings you have noticed in your friend or your friend has confided in you. Your friend will thank you later.

If someone wants help with depression they will get it themselves. RUMOR! Depression interferes with a person's ability or wish to get help.

Talking about your feeling will only make things worse. RUMOR!Talking to a trained professional like a psychologist is the first step to recognizing and treating depresseion. One of the treatments for depression is called Cognitive Therapy, and it involves talking with a psychiatrist about your depression. For more information on Cognitive Therapy, please see the Background Information page, which you can access from the menu bar.