Adolescent Emotional Disorders

What Are Adolescent Emotional Disorders?

Common emotional issues among children and adolescents include depression and anxiety. Young people with emotional disorders may engage in self-harm, and some cases of suicide among adolescents are triggered by emotional illnesses.
 

Symptoms of Adolescent Depression:

• Persistent low mood
• Irritability
• Loss of interest in activities
• Significant changes in appetite or weight
• Insomnia or excessive sleeping
• Constant fatigue
• Slowed thinking and actions
• Difficulty concentrating
• Excessive guilt or hopelessness
• Thoughts or behaviors of self-harm

Additional Symptoms:

• Declining academic performance
• Reluctance to attend school
• Relationship issues
   

Causes:

• Genetic factors
• Environmental factors:
  • Family relationship problems
  • Lack of social support
  • Major life stressors or changes
  • Persistent negative thinking