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I. INTRODUCTION consequences

Depression in adolescents according to different sources shows that the statistical consequences of this disease are numerous and dangerous.

a) Depression is not the only cause of suicide, regardless of the age concerned, but suicide is one of the most serious consequences of this disease, so for several years, a prevention policy Suicide has been established and has begun to show positive results. But with 750 deaths per year, suicide is behind the accidents, the second leading cause of death among 15-25 year olds. A study by the INSERM , girls are 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than boys during adolescence. There are about one death for every 80 attempts.
boys, mortality is twice as large: they choose, in most cases, means more violent radicals, such as hanging or firearms. Girls prefer drug poisoning or phlebotomy (they intersect the veins).
After a first attempt, it is estimated that between 30 and 50% of youth who have attempted suicide reoffend.
is why suicide prevention should be strengthened.

b) Number of adolescent depression see their tuition drop from jusqu'al'échec school.

c) Teens depression are often aggressive. This aggression can result in several forms. They can be aggressive towards others, their friends, their families and sometimes cause a loss of social life that may in some rare cases be total. Or they may be aggressive towards themselves is to say, have behaviors autoagressifs such as scars, burns, bruises (in voluntary bumping against the walls, for example) or phlebotomy.

d) One of the most serious hazards and unfortunately one of the most common among adolescent depression is a drop in the addiction to a product: tobacco, hard or soft drugs, alcohol, drugs. One can also observe teenagers who get stuck in an activity that becomes like a drug: sports, television, internet, reading (very few video games, contrary to that we think). According to the INSERM, the addiction a teenager out of two is due to depression or a depressive state maintained by this addiction precisely. Similarly, a addiction can lead depression.

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