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Teen Depression: Difficult Topic, Necessary Conversations

Panelists share experiences at recent forum at R. J. Grey, say communication is critical.

For Emma Schwartz, the onset of adolescent depression brought her life as she knew it to a dramatic halt. The self-described overachiever went from having straight As, close friends and meaningful extracurricular activities to feeling that every day that passed offered less pleasure, and more hopelessness, than the one before it. And it got worse from there. “Each day went from feeling dull and pointless to impossible to get through,” said Schwartz, a 17-year-old high schooler from Newton, whose depression symptoms eventually culminated in several hospital stays. Schwartz spoke about her experiences with depression at a recent forum on the subject at R.J. Grey Junior High School, where she was joined by Casey Lorusso, who also suffered …

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