Gone are those days when depression, anxiety and stress had been a part of life for elders. Now, if we see around, even kids are bogged down with pressure. Pressure of studies, pressure of school, teachers and parents. So, the word stress becomes a part for even a 10 years old kid. So, from here starts the early phase of depression.

When we parents start comparing our kids with others, the dangerous phase of anxiety and depression starts. But we seldom understand the basic need of a child. Hence, the time they reach to their teenage, they lose all motivation and even a single failure leads them to a dark hole of depression. No two persons are similar, we all understand this but when time comes to apply this thought in practical scene, we hardly do it and drag our younger generation to this brutal competitive; without bothering about the till effects of it to their tender young mind.

So, nowadays, we get to see growing number of teenage patients suffering from depression. However, there are ways to detect depression at an early phase itself.

The Test Kit

It is like test to find our depression. This s a kind of test kit and is based on 6-ITEM Kutcher Adolescent Depression scale. This kind of a scale acts as a self-explanatory and report generating scale to determine depression. This has been built to find out the exact degree and measure of the teenage depression.depression

This test kit also helps evaluate whether the youngster has any symptom of depression or not. However, this is a test kit and not any kind of diagnosis for depression. The best to deal with this is, in case you figure out symptoms of depression in a teenager, refer him to the right doctor. This process is preliminary way to determine depression. It is always suggested to consult a psychiatrist for treatment and not try anything on your own.

The depression statistics for depression

  • In the year 2014, it was seen that around 2.8 million teenager between age group of 12 to 17 had multiple episodes of depression.
  • It is estimated that around 5% of teenagers suffer from depression at any given point of time
  • Again, around 10% to 15% of teenagers stand the chance to suffer from depression at any point of time.
  • Most of the depression patients suffer from this problem more than once. It is estimated that around 20% to 40% people suffer back depression within two years of time.
  • Teenager depression arguably lasts for around eight months.
  • Approximately 8.3% teenagers experience depression within one year of time whereas general population stands the count of 5.3%.
  • A kind depression known as Dysthymia has the potential to grab the tender of around 2% teens. Also the same amount of people suffer from bipolar disorder. It is also estimated that teens with depression tend to develop bipolar disorder
  • There is a small portion of teen who suffer from seasonal depression. This is normal during the higher latitude of winters.

The TEST

The questionnaire given below the test kit that could help you determine the depression and its intensity. However, it is essential to answer all the questions. The accurate result will come up only when you have answered all the question.

The Questionnaire

  1. In a low mood, feeling sad, feeling down, depressed, or just can’t be bothered.
  • Hardly ever
  • Much of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time
  1. Feeling worthless, hopeless, letting people down, not being very good as a person
  • Hardly ever
  • Much of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time
  1. Feeling too tired, feeling like fatigue, down with energy, demotivated all the time, need a push to do things, want to rest, always feel like lying down.
  • Hardly ever
  • Much of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time
  1. Feeling like there is no fun in life, now feeling good with things you usually feel god (barring falling sick), not having pleasure time with things you once loved (barring falling sick)
  • Hardly ever
  • Much of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time
  1. Always worried, tensed, nervous, panicked, keyed up and full of anxiety
  • Hardly ever
  • Much of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time
  1. Feeling suicidal, planning, thinking or attempted to commit suicide or harmed yourself
  • Hardly ever
  • Much of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

From this above test, if your score goes up to 6 or more, you are sure to have depression or the person for whom you are conducting the test is sure to have depression. However, a score of below six indicates a probability and not absoluteness of depression. However, this kit is not any replacement for clinical guidance. It has been made as a help for us. Doctor’s advice is always recommended.

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