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Ruth Wellman

Professor Loudermilk

ENG 1201

17 March 2019

Case Book

My essay will attempt to answer why so many teens are dealing with depression and

anxiety at such a young age. I want to know why the chemicals in some kid’s brains are

different than others. I also want to find out what cause this to occur and how it can be treated.

It could be a problem with teens comparing themselves to others, home life problems or stuff

that goes on in school. If so how can these problems be treated safety? How do you help your

teenager go through these battles that are hard to treat? This seems to be a growing problem

that many teens are having to go through alone at such a young age.

Cunningham, M.J. “The Cool Teens CD-ROM for Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents.” Sinclair

College Off-Campus Authentication Form, 2008, https://web-b-ebscohost-

com.sinclair.ohionet.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=7ae9450e-ccb5-431c-a5f3-

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This article is written by a series of people from the European Child & Adolescent

Psychiatry. The article was published in 2008 which makes it a little out of date but the test

they conducted in the article was still factual. The authors do not have much information up

on them but there is a long list of references at the bottom of the page. This helps show how

factual it is.
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The author’s purpose for writing this article is to show the effects of anxiety in young

adolescence. This is tied into depression in teens and hits my other point for my paper. The

author liked stated above does not have much information on them, but the references are all

accurate. The intended audience for this study is for younger adults. Anyone who is facing

mental health problems can gain some insight by reading this article.

I will use the information in this article in my paper, when talking about anxiety. A lot

of my paper so far is about depression, but anxiety also ties into it. This will be useful in my

paper to show a study that they did, and prove how big of an issue it is. It will show how my

research proposal is true, and that parents need to pay more attention to their teen’s mental

health. This article will provide a different perspective.

McGill, Natalie. “Teen Depression: It's More than a Passing Mood” The Nations Health Vol. 46,

Issue 9. Nov-Dec 2016. https://web-b-ebscohost-

com.sinclair.ohionet.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=1afde416-72b7-4271-b3a9-

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This magazine article is written by McGill, Natalie who is part of the Nations Health.

This article was written in 2016 which is not too relevant, but the site is run by an

organization that is reliable. Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints is what the article is written on.

This is a premier online cite run by an organization that is a rich resource. It includes, pro con

viewpoints, reference articles and relevant information. The Nation’s Health that wrote is the

official newspaper of the American Public Health Association (APHA). They publish news on

public health and covers environmental health and safety.

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The author’s purpose for writing this article is to talk to the public about teens

struggles through the early years. When teens go through puberty, their brains are still

maturing. This also includes the area in the brain that manages emotions. The article discusses

young adulthood and the risk that teens face to be dealing with depression. The audience is

aimed more at teens struggling but also anyone who has depression. The source is reliable

since it comes from an organization based site. There are no ads appearing anywhere and the

organization is well known.

I will use this information in my paper to discuss how teen’s minds are not fully

developed when they are young. This makes it hard for them to deal with emotions and hard

feelings. It will support my research proposal, since I am discussing how teens are struggling

nowadays. This article contains different information then my other sources that will be

interesting for my paper.

McKenzie, Maria. “Association of Adolescent Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety with Daily

Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Young Adulthood” Addiction Vol. 105 Issue 9.

September 2010. 3. March 2019 https://web-a-ebscohost-

com.sinclair.ohionet.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=13&sid=ec2a01b6-f1d7-42ba-9128-

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This article is written by Maria McKenzie and a series of different authors. It is a 10

year study that was conducted on young teens who smoke. This often leads to depression and

anxiety. This article was published in 2010, but the study was conducted back then, so it is

still pretty relevant. Underneath the title it lists all the institutes and hospitals that the article

received information from.

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The purpose of the article is to discuss how young teens are likely to get depression

and anxiety symptoms if they smoke at a young age. This is something that you would not

think of in a depression essay, but I think it is important to touch on. Under each of the

articles it lists the authors and what institutes they work for. All the sources are listed at the

bottom of the paper and shows how credible it is. The intended audience is anyone who is

facing depression while being a young smoker. They may not realize that the smoking is

causing it.

I will use this information in one of my paragraphs to touch on this issue that a lot of

people don’t think of. Perhaps there is a lot more depression because drug usage has

increased? This article uses a lot of research and study to back up their work. This will help

strengthen my research proposal. I believe that there are many causes for depression/anxiety

and this point hit it right on the head. I hope to use this article for a lot of my research.

Stanford Medicine. “Default - Stanford Children's Health.” Stanford Children's Health - Lucile

Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, 2019,

www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=understanding-teenage-depression-1-2220.

This article is written by Stanford Children’s Health. The page is run by staff

who are dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care. The physicians and health care teams goal

is to provide information for treatments and complex conditions. There are more than 60

locations and the online website carries factual information by the staff. The article does not

list a date when it was last updated, but with it being from a University the information

appears relevant.
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The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform that public that depression

does not only affect adults, but children as well. That is one thing that pulled me into this

article. It is important to note that the disease can affect anyone. The audience is anyone

seeking information on depression. It talks about how depression is more than just a phase.

Even though the date it was last updated isn’t listed, the information is still factual since it is

from a health organization. You can find the credentials for the source which help support it.

I will use this information in my paper to discuss the ways to receive help and what

exactly depression is. This source will build off my other source and help add more

information to that section. This source will support my research proposal, since I stated that I

believe that teens deal with anxiety and depression. This article supports that idea and talks

about how it isn’t just a phase that teens go through. I think that this source will be useful for

my paper.

Szabo, Liz. “Depression, Anxiety Pass from Parents to Kids.” USA Today, 3 June 2009. 3. March

2019. https://web-a-ebscohost-

com.sinclair.ohionet.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=9&sid=719f8440-69ec-492b-8a64-

4b6a364af80f%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=J0E

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This article is written by Liz Szabo from USA Today. USA today is a major news

source that picks up on all the recent information. The article is back in 2009 but the

information still remains relevant. The Journal of the American Medical Association was the

source for the information being stated. This article was pulled from the Sinclair library.

There is not too much background on the author in the article.

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The author’s purpose for writing this article is to touch on how children whose parents

dealt with anxiety are likely to suffer as well. This is helpful for the young teen to know

before they go through that alone. The article hits on points dealing with treatment and a study

conducted. The intended audience is anyone looking for information on anxiety. Mostly teens

but the article also hits points for adults.

I will use this article to talk about the relation between anxiety in teens vs their parents.

This is something I was not aware of, and it could be very useful for someone struggling with

anxiety. I will touch on the parts with studies done in the John Hopkins Children Center. I

will use this information throughout my paper to prove my research proposal. The

information will strengthen my argument.

“Teen Depression.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 16

Nov. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/teen-depression/symptoms-

causes/syc-20350985.

This article is run by the Mayo Clinic and was last updated in 2018. The page is run by

the Mayo Clinic staff but the president of it is Gianrico Farrugia, M.D. He leads one of the

largest non-profit health systems. The goal of the clinic is to help the public to be able to

receive healing and information for this health concerns.

The author’s purpose of writing this article is to provide the audience with information

revolving around depression. The article goes into depth with the basics of depression and

how to get help. The intended audience is for anyone who is suffering with depression and

anxiety. Like stated above the information was updated in 2018. This is still pretty relevant

since we are not too far into 2019. The symptoms, behaviors, treatments and causes have not
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changed very much in the past couple years. The author is the team at the Mayo Clinic. They

work together to put current information up on the page for the public. The president that runs

the site has a Master’s Degree and shares his credentials on the About Us Page. The site is

also a .org site which shows that the information comes from a reliable organization.

I will use this information in my paper in a series of ways. There is a whole section on

behaviors of depression. I plan on using this information throughout my paper. I will use the

risk factors section to discuss how depression needs to be treated. Some teens are unable to go

through this alone. It will help strengthen my research proposal. It supports my idea that teens

are struggling a lot with depression and anxiety.

“Teen Depression.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, 2019, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/teen-depression/index.shtml.

This article is by The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). They are a federal

agency that conducts research on mental disorders. They are part of 27 institutes that make up

the National Institutes of Health. Depression in teens can be treated, has many symptoms and

there is hope for those going through it. The content of this article is about depression and the

symptoms that take place when you have it. It also goes on to discuss the treatments and ways

to get help if you are struggling with mental health issues. The information is constantly being

updated on this site since it is a government site.

The purpose for the author to write this article is to show teens how to get help if they

are struggling with depression. It is also is used to help diagnose someone with this disease. I

think that the article is intended for not only teenagers but anyone who is struggling with

depression and the symptoms that come with it. The article really gives the reader a lot of
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information from statistics and it shows just how big of an epidemic it really is. The article is

reliable as well since it is a .gov site. This shows that it the information is going to be true.

I would use this article in my paper to help support my opinion on the topic. I think that

it will provide me with a lot of information. On the side bars, there is a lot of factual

information that I can pull for my paper. This will be one of the sites that I will refer back to

since the information is up to date and it reliable. One of the main things that stuck out to me,

is that the article discusses suicide while my other ones do not as much. Overall, I would say

that this site is going to be useful for my research project.