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By Mayo Clinic staffThere's no sure way to prevent depression. However, making sure your teen takes steps to control stress, to increase resilience and to boost low self-esteem can help. Friendship and social support, especially in times of crisis, can help your teen cope. In addition, treatment at the earliest sign of a problem can help prevent depression from worsening. Some teens need to continue taking medications even after symptoms let up, or have regular therapy sessions to help prevent a relapse of depression symptoms.
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