Health and Human Services Professional Development

Depression in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood by   Sierra Rhymes   on   September 24, 2013   Many adolescents and emerging adults suffer from depression although individuals tend to associate depression with middle or older adulthood. Adolescence is a time marked with rapid physical development (e.g., hormonal changes), and emerging adulthood is often characterized by increased autonomy and responsibility. These are also periods where many individuals critique themselves and explore their identity.  A variety of physical, cognitive, and social-emotional changes and experiences, such as the aforementioned, have been linked to depression in adolescents or emerging adults. Depression is a common condition for every age, gender and race. However, it is often unrecognized, or it may not be diagnosed, especially during adolescence and emerging adulthood. According to Arya, R., Baroilhet, S., Fritsch, R., Montero-Marin, J., and Montgomery, A. (2013) approxim...

Coping with the Divorce of Your Parents by   Jeremy Kanter, Guest Author   on   May 12, 2014   Many of you have a range of stressful daily experiences, and coping with families issues, such as the divorce of your parents may be one of them. There are programs to help parents cope with the divorce and programs for younger children, but emerging adults are also influenced by the divorce of their parents. I recently posted some information via Buzzfeed on this topic. My recommendations are based on scientific evidence and include reappraising the stimulus, monitoring and labeling your emotions, and writing in a journal frequently. For a complete list of my suggestions via Buzzfeed, see  10 Ways to Decrease Your Stress About Your Parents’ Divorce . *Originally posted on the Career Skillet website (Permission granted by Jill Bowers).