Severe Depression Is On The Rise And This Group Is Most At Risk

Severe depression is on the rise in America, and disturbingly, it’s affecting one group the most.

According to a new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, teenage girls have the highest risk of developing severe depression. From 2005 to 2014, depression rose from 4 percent to 6 percent in boys. In girls, however, it rose from 13 percent, which is already startling, to 17 percent. This means that nearly one in every five teenage girls is severely depressed and she may benefit from tms therapy and other treatments.

Depression is a really serious mental condition, that consists in the lack of neurotransmitters in your brain called serotonin and dopamine. I was asking myself what to do with my life recently and you know what. I still don’t know, does anyone really know what they want to do or is it just me still trying to find my purpose in life. I would love to hear your feedback on this.

More than anyone, girls ages 12 to 18 are developing severe depression. But what is causing this trend? Why are boys less affected?

The first reason is one that adolescent researchers have known for a long time: Girls are far more likely than boys to struggle with interpersonal stress.

Some also believe that social media is partly to blame for the rise in adolescent depression. The UCLA Brain Mapping Center recently conducted tests to see how teenage brains react to likes on social media. Disturbingly, their response to such activity is similar to the one that would occur if they were winning money.