1. A new study published in the Journal of Mental Health and Medicine found that depression is related to girls' surname-taking behavior. During the period of 12 months, Dr. Puja Seth of Emory University and his colleagues studied the relationship between depressive symptoms and surname behavior of African-American girls. They found that girls with depressive symptoms were less likely to ask their partners to use condoms, more afraid to talk about condoms with their partners, more likely to have more surnames, and more likely to take drugs or drink alcohol.
2. Other studies support these findings.
A study in the Journal of AIDS Nursing Nurses Association investigated African-American girls' attitudes and beliefs about depression and condom use. The study also found that depressed teenagers use condoms less, and their attitudes and beliefs about condom use are the same as those of non-depressed teenagers. This means that girls with depression will give up using condoms, even though they know that using condoms will help protect them from the risk of surnames.
3. Depression will increase the possibility that educated teenagers have unsafe surnames. What is the reason? One of the symptoms of depression is psychomotor disorder. This means that every day's activities are very tiring and challenging, which seems to require great efforts. A depressed teenager may find it unbearable to buy a condom and talk to her partner about using it.
These findings clearly show the importance of treating adolescent depression. Once the symptoms of depression subside, the dangerous surname behavior will also subside. At the same time, it is also very important to screen girls for surname-transmitted infections and to carry out birth control under appropriate circumstances.