Statistics

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🔸Dysthymia, a type of mild, long-lasting depression, affects about 2 percent of teens, and about the same percentage of teens develop bipolar disorder in their late teenage years. 15 percent of teens with depression eventually develop bipolar disorder. Y

🔸A small percent of teens also suffer from seasonal depression, usually during the winter months in higher latitudes.

🔸Teens with depression seem to catch physical illnesses more often than other teens.

🔸teenagers with depression are more likely to have a smaller social circle