From Strugglingteens.com Breaking News Trails Carolina Asheville, NC How To Address Symptoms Of Depression In Teens Contact: Dr. John Singleton 828-974-1772 jsingleton@trailscarolina.com trailscarolina.com Trails Carolina, a leading wilderness therapy program for young people ages 10-17, recognizes the importance of promoting depression education and awareness. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 2.6 million adolescents ages 12-17 have experienced an episode of depression in the past year. That's 10.7 percent of the US population of people ages 12-17, and one out of every five teens. "Most people think of depression as the same thing as sadness, which means that happiness is the opposite. With this mindset, depression can be cured by being happy or doing happy things, " says Jason McKeown MS, LMFT, CPE, DCC, Trails Family Institute Clinical Director. "The truth is, the opposite of depression is not happiness but rather vitality, a desire for living and being alive. That is not something that 'doing something that makes you feel good' will fix." Recognizing depression in teens can be difficult because depression looks different from teen to teen; some isolate and withdrawal from friends and family, others fake happiness and normalcy but internally feel incredibly alone and artificial. After working with hundreds of teens struggling with depression, Trails Carolina believes parents should address symptoms of teen depression with the following:
"At Trails Carolina, we help teens develop various coping skills to help with mood regulation for depression. Research shows that both mindfulness and yoga are highly effective in the treatment of depression," says Graham Shannonhouse, Executive Director and Founder of Trails Carolina. "Because of that, students actively engage in mindfulness groups and yoga multiple times per week." Trails Carolina wilderness therapy utilizes the most up-to-date treatment practices for depression, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Trails Carolina is a wilderness therapy program based just outside of Asheville, North Carolina that offers a multi-dimensional wilderness therapy model to troubled adolescents, ages 10-17. Trails capitalizes upon the profound effects of a student's wilderness experience, and then combines that experience with strong clinical assessments and therapy. © Copyright 2012 by Woodbury Reports, Inc. |