Twisted Teen Survey Evans Gerwel

By Stephanie Gerwel and Lee Evans

1. Have you (or someone you know) suffered from depression?2. How long did the depression last?3. Did that person seek medical help?4. What ended the depression?5. What did you do to help? (If it was another person)6. How much did it affect you?7. In your opinion, what do you think causes depression?8. Do you think friends play a large role in causing depression?9. Do you think friends play a large role in helping/ curing depression?10. Do you think family plays a large role in causing depression?11. Do you think family plays a large role in helping/ curing depression?12. Have you (or someone you know) thought about suicide?13. What did you do to help?

1. Did you know anyone who committed suicide?2. What was their age?3. How did it affect you?4. If you knew someone who thought about suicide,

did you know they were depressed?5. I think that percent of the teen population

is depressed.6. Do you think that suicide is selfish?7. What do you think of those who are depressed?8. What do you think of those who commit suicide?

“Don’t know” “Few months” “Years” “Chronic” “N/A” “6 Years” “A long time” “Off and on for years…” “Still going on…”

“Nothing” “Meds” “Don’t know” “Friends and family support” “Jesus' miracles” “Got new friends” “Uncertain” “N/A” “Suicide”

“Nothing” “Talked to them” “Supported them” “Be their friend” “Listened to them” “There for them” “N/A” “Tried to listen” “Mom helped”

“Bullying” “Pressure” “Brain stuff” “Sobriety” “Poor self-esteem” “Not having friends” “Drugs” “Not being cool”

“Be there” “Nothing” “Talked” “Tried to stop them” “I was there for them” “Nothing, it already happened” “Talked to friends” “Told them it wasn’t the only way out”

“It didn’t” “Very sad & unreal” “It was very sad” “Upsetting” “It was just sad”

“They need help” “Not much” “They should talk to someone” “They need love” “Pick themselves up” “I want to help them” “It’s not their fault” “Get help” “They should reach out to someone”

“Selfish “It’s their choice” “They should’ve sought help” “Very Sad” “Should’ve got medical help” “They had other options” “Sad that they thought there was no other

option”

1 in 10 teens (2.2 Million) experienced major depression in 2005

Older teens were more prone to depression than younger teens.

12% of teenagers ages 16 & 17 faced severe depression in 2004; where it only affected 9% of 14 & 15 year olds, and 5% of 12 & 13 year olds.

Some severely depressed teens self-medicate with 28% using alcohol, 23% smoking cigarettes, and 21% using drugs.

Self-medicating teens without a major episode had 17% using alcohol, 11% smoking cigarettes, and 11% doing drugs.

>>Red Orbit News: http://www.redorbit.com/news/display/?id=343263Published: 2005/12/29 13:58:41 CST