Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, also includes feelings euphoria or agitation. Dysthymia is a mild form of depression that lasts two years or more. But risks for manic depression are similar in men and women. Teen suicide rates, which have more than tripled since 1950, suggest that depression is on the rise among adolescents. In the U.S., more than 5000 teens take their lives each year.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers.
Depression does not discriminate. The disorder afflicts rich and poor, the famous and the unknown. National Depression Screening Day, a partnership effort of several mental health groups, was first observed in 1991. High Point University is a liberal arts institution with approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. The university offers 42 undergraduate majors and five graduate-degree programs.