Question

Find and online article on psychological disorders. Read the article and write a paragraph or two summary about the article. Please write the name of the article and the website address.

Answer 1

This article is about Depression among college going students.

Link: https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/college-students#1

We can divide this article into 4 small paragraphs

The first paragraph speaks about the gradual and escalating change in the students' behavior which may progress to depression at one point. from poor eating habits to late night studying. added stressors like student loans, potential jobs post-college and failed relationships in college could result in dropouts or worse, suicide as a consequence of depression.

The second paragraph elucidates on unhealthy adaptations in order to cope up with stressors. The could be substance abuse, risky sexual behavior etc, to cope with stressors causing emotional pain.

The third Paragraph speaks about relationships and breakups. It has been observed that breakups during this period bring about depressive feelings. Risks of depression related to a breakup include intrusive thoughts, difficulty controlling those thoughts, and trouble sleeping Cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and complicated grief therapy also have high success rates for helping to cope with depression post breakups.

The fourth Paragraph speaks about suicide in the US. It says that depression is the biggest risk factor for suicidal youth. and include other risk factors such as substance abuse, a family history of depression and mental illness, a prior suicide attempt, stressful life events, access to guns, exposure to other students who have died as a result of suicide, self-harming behaviors such as burning or cutting, etc.

The fifth paragraph speaks about how depression is treated. I will be beneficial to provide antidepressant medications under prescription and talk therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy. Healthy diet and adequate exercise may also help in such cases.