AUTHOR: Elizabeth Landau
PUBLICATION NAME: CNN Health
DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 29, 2010
SUMMARY: There is a correlation between depression in teens and facial ance outbreaks. Having ance creates stress and lowers self esteem. This is because the media and society tells one that they are supposed to have perfect, airbushed skin as it appears on models in advertisement or actors in television. This stress can cause an increase iin depression and in turn the depression can exacerbate acne. As one can see, this can become a viscious cycle. The acne causes the patient to have low self confidence, hence becoming more depressed, and the stress of this situation again causes the ance to get worse. Although this does seem to be a recurring pattern in teens and young adults, there is no evidence that directly links depression and ance, Psychologist Bobbie Mc Donald says that once teens move out of high school, these symptoms of depression seem to go away for a while. She says that because these young adults are shifting towards a new phase of life, and "redefining" themselves, the are more prone to viewing themselves in a more positive light. Teens easily fall prey to viewing themselves in a negative way if they are different from the norm. Acne can be painful and embarrassing for a young adult to live with, and often the effects of this stress can be seen in depression.
ARTICLE: cnn
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