Depression is a disease that affects many adults as well as teenagers in the world. This disease can be very dangerous in a teenager's life because depression can lead to suicide. Virginia Anderson of Tulsa World states in her article that ninety percent of teenagers who commit suicide had been diagnosed with depression or a similar mental health condition (D6). There are, however, very effective treatments to combat depression. As easy as the disease is to treat, it is relatively easy to obtain. Teenage depression can be triggered by many factors such as smoking, pre-marital sex, parent's divorce, or abuse.

Depression is a very serious illness that can come in many forms. "Depression is not a single disease, but a complicated and overlapping group of diseases" (Empfield 32). Some well known types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, bipolar disorder, and cyclothymia. Major depression is a disease that affects...