Depression is caused by reduced quantities or activity of the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain (Depression 1). Alexandra Robbins writes about depression in today’s overachiever society in her book, The Overachievers; The Secret Lives of Driven Kids. Robbins writes how depression has become a growing epidemic as a result of the overachiever culture today. “Although it is estimated that every hundred minutes a teenager in the United States commits suicide, The American Psychiatric Association places the true number at two to three times higher” (Robbins 357). Robbins writes “… there is no doubt that overachiever culture plays a significant role (357). Students are put under so much pressure to get good grades, be the best at sports, and have a social life that it’s no wonder depression is growing among teenagers. “A 2005 article in the journal Adolescence cited several studies linking overachiever-type school pressures to suicide attempts” (Robbins 358). Depression can be a result of students thinking they’ll never be perfect or reach the expectations set by their parents.
Depression is caused by reduced quantities or activity of the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain (Depression 1). Alexandra Robbins writes about depression in today’s overachiever society in her book, The Overachievers; The Secret Lives of Driven Kids. Robbins writes how depression has become a growing epidemic as a result of the overachiever culture today. “Although it is estimated that every hundred minutes a teenager in the United States commits suicide, The American Psychiatric Association places the true number at two to three times higher” (Robbins 357). Robbins writes “… there is no doubt that overachiever culture plays a significant role (357). Students are put under so much pressure to get good grades, be the best at sports, and have a social life that it’s no wonder depression is growing among teenagers. “A 2005 article in the journal Adolescence cited several studies linking overachiever-type school pressures to suicide attempts” (Robbins 358). Depression can be a result of students thinking they’ll never be perfect or reach the expectations set by their parents.