How do you distinguish normal teenage mood swings and rebellion from actual depression? The September 2008 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter highlights some ways to tell.
Dr. Michael Miller, editor in chief of the Harvard Mental Health Letter, says experts have identified the following ways to distinguish mood swings from depression in adolescents:• Severity: The more pronounced the symptoms, the more likely that the problem is depression and not a passing mood.
• Duration: Any deterioration in behavior or mood that lasts two weeks or longer, without a break, may indicate depression.
• Domains: Problems noticed in several areas of a teen’s functioning—at home, in school, and in interactions with friends—may indicate depression.
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