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Mental Health and Suicide
Anxiety and Depression
What are some common mental health
problems?
When you start to get anxiety how do you
feel and what are you feeling?
What are some events that could cause a
teenage to feel depressed?
Anxiety
Anxiety: condition of feeling uneasy or worried
about what may happen.
Occasional anxiety is normal, manageable
reaction to many short-term, stressful situations.
Reasons for anxiety
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Hormonal changes
Relationship issues
Grief
stress
Anxiety
Occasional anxiety is a natural response to life
events.
Brief feelings of worry, insecurity, fear, selfconsciousness and common responses to
stress.
Usually, once the stressful situation is over the
anxiety that created the stress is also gone.
Use your stress management techniques to try
and reduce your anxiety. Avoid alcohol and
other drugs.
Depression
Depression: A prolonged feeling of
helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness.
Depression is a prolonged feeling that can
interfere with daily life.
Feelings of sadness affect everybody, but
depression usually lasts longer and
produce symptoms that do not go away.
What do you think some of the symptoms
of depression are?
Types of Depression
Major Depression: Is intense and can last
for weeks or months.
Mild Depression: Less severe symptoms
but can last for years.
Adjustment Disorder: Reaction to specific
life event (death, moving schools, etc.)
Signs of Depression
Always sad or irritable mood
Loss of interest in activities once loved
Change in appetite or body weight
Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping
Loss of energy
Feelings or worthlessness
Difficulty concentrating
Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
SIGNS OF DEPRESSION
Causes and Effects of Depression
Depression can be caused by physical,
psychological, or social reasons.
– Physical may be a medical condition or illness
– Psychological reasons might be surviving a
traumatic life event.
– Social reason could be living in poverty or in
bad home environment.
Getting Help with Depression
Depression is a treatable illness
If you recognize signs of depression in
yourself or a friend, discuss your concerns
with a trusted adult.
Treating Depression
Mental Disorders
 Mental Disorders: An illness of the mind
that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors of a person, preventing them
from leading a happy, healthful, and
productive life.
Anxiety Disorders: A condition in which
real or imagined fears are difficult to
control.
Can you name any anxiety disorders?
Anxiety Disorders
Phobia: Strong, irrational fear of something
specific (dark, heights, etc.)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: OCD
persistent thoughts, fears, or urges leading to
uncontrollable repetitive behaviors.
Panic Disorder: Attacks of sudden, unexplained
feelings or terror.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Condition
that may develop after a terrifying event.
Impulse Control Disorders
People with impulse control disorders
cannot resist the urge to hurt themselves
or others.
May begin in childhood or teen years and
continue throughout life.
Can be physical or financial harm.
Can you name any Impulse Disorders
Impulse Control Disorders
Kleptomania: Unplanned theft of objects
Cutting: Repetitive cutting on parts of the body
that can be hidden.
Pyromania: Setting fires to feel pleasure or
release tension.
Excessive Gambling: Continuing to gamble
despite heavy losses
Compulsive Shopping: Spending money on
items that you can’t afford and don’t need.
Eating Disorders
Commonly occur during teen years. They are
more common amongst girls, but can effect boys
too.
Eating Disorders can lead to unhealthy weight
loss and death.
What are the 2 main eating disorders?
Compare and contrast the difference between
the 2.
Eating Disorders
Anorexia: When an individual starves
themselves.
Bulimia: When a person eats and then
purges (throws-up).
Eating Disorders
Other Disorders
Mood Disorders: An illness that involves mood
extremes that interfere with everyday life.
– Bipolar Disorder (on the test)
Conduct Disorder: Engaging in patterns of
behavior in which the rights of others or basic
social rules are violated (stealing, lying,
aggression, arson, vandalism).
Schizophrenia: Person loses contact with
reality (delusions, hallucinations, and thought
disorders).
Suicide Prevention
Certain risk factors increase thoughts of
suicide an suicide attempts.
What events or situations might increase
the risk of suicide?
Suicide Facts
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of teenage
deaths.
Girls will attempt suicide more
Boys are more successful
– Choice of means
Youth Suicide Rates
Definitions
Alienation: Feeling isolated and
separated from everyone else.
Suicide: The act of intentionally taking
one’s life.
Cluster suicides: A series of suicides
occurring within a short period of time and
involving several people in the same
school or community
Myths vs. Reality
Myth: People who talk about suicide won’t really attempt
it
Fact: People who talk about it are usually considering it
and should be taken serious
Myth: When people are determined to commit suicide
there is not stopping them
Fact: Getting help for suicidal people can prevent them
from taking their lives.
Myth: Talking about suicide may give others the idea to
attempt suicide.
Fact: Talking about suicide and where to go for help may
prevent someone from attempting suicide.
Suicide Risk Factors
More than 90% of people are suffering from
depression or another mental disorder.
Or they have a history of abusing alcohol and
other drugs.
Some people use alcohol and other drugs to
escape their depression, however, alcohol and
some drugs have depressants which only make
the problem worse.
What are some of the warning signs of a person
thinking about committing suicide?
Warning Signs
Statements like “I wish I were dead” or “I
can’t take it anymore”
Writing poems or journal entries that deal
with death.
Direct or indirect suicide threats
Withdrawal from friends
Dramatic change in personality, hygiene,
or appearance
Impulsive, irrational, or unusuall behavior
Warning Signs
A sense of guilt, shame, rejection, and
negative self-evaluation.
Poor school work
Giving away prized possessions
Substance abuse
Persistent boredom
Intolerance for praise or rewards
Teen Suicide Signs
How Can You Help
Initiate a meaningful conversation; show interest,
compassion, patience, and understanding
Show support and ask questions; Remind them
that all problems have solutions and suicide is
not one.
Try to persuade the person to seek help;
Encourage the person to talk with a parent,
counselor, or other trusted adult. Offer to go with
him to get help
Where to go for Help
Talking with a trusted adult, such as parent,
guardian, teacher, school nurse, or counselor
Other options for community health include
clergy or crisis hotlines.
Crisis hotlines allow people to talk anonymously
Help is available from a variety of professionals
who work in your community’s schools, clinics,
hospitals, and family agencies.