You are a new mother who have just given birth to a beautiful baby and everyone is overjoyed perhaps except you. In the process of giving birth, it is normal for women to feel a little overwhelmed and even a bit sad. The reason behind this common emotional vulnerability is that the hormones in a woman’s body are agitated and trying to find their place again after childbirth.

The differences between baby blues and postpartum depression are huge. Baby blues are a few days of sadness that come and go within the first couple weeks after the mother gives birth. Crying jags, insomnia, mood swings, and feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, and anxiety characterize the problem. No formal treatment is necessary, as it can be alleviated with simple mood enhancers like sleeping whenever the baby does, asking for help, or joining a new mother's group.

A large number of women around the world suffer from postpartum depression after giving birth. Many people, especially women dealing with postpartum depression or pregnant women concerned about developing it, wonder about the causes of postpartum depression.

Depressed teenagers are common scenario and they eventually increase in number as the days pass by. In an average number of a hundred teenagers, at least 10 suffer from the so-called teen depression. Yearly diagnosis of the condition shows how the rate of the affected teens rises and how the afflicted ones multiply.

It is not strange for teenagers to feel ‘down in the dumps’ every once in a while. Moreover, with several changes in physical, emotional, social, psychological and social aspects of teenagers, it is pretty likely that teenagers would feel depression. According to statistics, 4 out of 10 teens get seriously depressed every year. However, among the 4% of teens who are affected, girls suffer twice as the rate of boys.

One of the leading causes of teenage death is suicide. And one of the main reasons for suicide is depression. It is not surprising that many teenagers are committing suicides. This is because teenage depression is one stage that they have to get past through. When teens have set their mind on suicide, there is nothing you can do to stop it.