The risk of developing depression doubles when a teen has ADHD, and adolescence is often the backdrop to initial depressive episodes.
Teens with depression tend to withdraw – their irritability, sadness, or negative affect seemingly walling them in beyond reach.
Stuck outside those walls, parents seldom know what to say or do to breech their teen’s fortress of isolation.Building interpersonal connections is difficult — and essential – for people struggling with mood disorders.
Specifically, reinforcing and repairing the parent-child relationship is critical work along the path to recovery for teens with depression.
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