The Factor Associated with Adolescent Depression By Crystal Depression in youth is viewed as a significant problem that affects approximately 30% of the adolescent population (Lewinsohn, Hops, Roberts, Seeley, & Andrew) in the journal done by (McWhirter, McWhirter, & Gat 1996). It has been noted that nearly 17 million Canadians suffer from feelings of depression and twice as many women are affected (Fairbanks Psychiatric & Neurological Clinic 1998-2000). Depression is currently ranked fourth as a leading cause of disability afflicting people …showed first 75 words of 1902 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1902 total…and easy explained. Some journals though were very scientific and not many facts, which I was looking for, but at the same time I found the information I collected very interesting and educational. I found searching for the journals online the hardest, because the worldwide web is enormous with million documents containing certain information. The knowledge I have gained from these journals has given me a better understanding of the factors associated with adolescent depression.