Citation

Deepalakshmi M. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2013; 5(4): 46-48.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013)

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Abstract

Puberty is the time in which a child's sexual and physical characteristics mature. It is initiated by hormonal changes triggered by the hypothalamus. Unipolar depression becomes more common in girls than boys at the time of puberty, as a result of an increased incidence of depressive episodes in girls at that time. The various signs and symptoms of this condition includes abdominal pain, insomnia or over-sleeping, headache, stomach problems, breathlessness, tremors, and heart palpitations, Eating disorders, severe depression. It is estimated that depression rates increase to 5% to 8% during puberty. The relation between puberty and depression has been published in various journals. Research suggests that an pubertal maturation in girls correlates with a number of detrimental outcomes. This article reviews the relation between Puberty and Depression.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Depression; suicide; insomnia; psychotherapy; abdominal pain; depression; anxiety; major depression; Puberty; drug abuse; adolescent pregnancy; review; alcohol abuse; eating disorder; fluoxetine; serotonin uptake inhibitor; sertraline; tricyclic antidepressant agent; headache; somnolence; cognitive therapy; sleep disorder; tremor; delinquency; androgen; estrogen; puberty; dyspnea; heart palpitation; stomach disease; Hormonal change