Stress Therapies
Residential Treatment Program For Depressed Teens
Depression, for most of us is an occasional mood swing
or emotional change that normally happens. But, if teens experience mood
swing or emotional change more frequently, then the depression in them
may be defined as serious mental disorder that needs to be treated
immediately.
Depending on how depression has
affected a person, depression treatment varies. Though there are various
ways to treat depression, but usually three types of treatment are
commonly used i.e. professional counseling mild cases, antidepressant
medication with professional counseling for mild to severe cases and
hospitalization for severe cases.
How to determine what
type of treatment depends on the symptoms manifesting by the patient.
Here are some of usual symptoms
A) Crying, tearfulness, and sadness
with no apparent reason.
B) Decreased or loss of interest on
activities including those they once enjoyed.
C) Isolation and boredom
especially during group activities and gathering.
D) Pessimism and
hopelessness on the reason of living.
E) Sensitivity to negative
feedback and rejection of others.
F) Anger and irritability.
G) Lack of concentration on things.
H) Changes in sleeping and eating
patterns.
I) Alcohol or drug abuse.
J) Poor performance on
school.
K) Self-injury
L) Restlessness
M) Feeling of
worthlessness and guilt.
N) Lack of self-confidence that could be the
cause of low self-esteem.
O) Thought of death or suicide.
P) Physical pain such as problems with the digestive system, lethargy.
Q) Dizziness, and headaches with no apparent reason.
For teens,
treatment is different, although the 3 mentioned ways can be good,
sometimes, these are not enough. Teens have different demands and
require a different approach and treatment should also be different.
Most
institutions that offer residential treatment programs have schools so
that teens can continue their studies while undergoing treatment. There
are also other activities that are especially designed to heal the cause
of depression to the teens. And since entering residential treatment
program does not mean removing them from the real world, it provides the
teens to interact with each other, of course without any threat of harm
in their way creating a more relaxing environment suited for healthy and
more productive living. If you decide to enroll your child on this
program, you should first choose select first what type of treatment
does your child needs. To know this, speak to different institutions
with residential treatment program and have your child evaluated.