Obesity causing depression in adolescents is an important topic because depressive symptoms constitute the initial phase of depression. These clinically obese young adults feel excluded and do not feel like they belong to society's norms. They suffer daily teasing and criticism from other children because of their physical appearance. Their weight causes them to be rejected by others as well as themselves. If this happens day after day, it will cause a feeling of hopelessness and gradually lead to the early stages of depression. This is an important turning point because once you become depressed, you tend to lose your sense of self-efficacy. Which latently leads to further harm to one's body through eating disorders or other negative effects caused by depression such as bulimia, anorexia or suicide attempts. Women feel more societal pressures to be thin than men due to social media. During adolescence, girls experience increasing pressure to be physically attractive, requiring a slimmer than normal physique. Additionally, pressures to be thin increase for girls as their bodies reach pubertal development due to increased body fat in certain areas. Unlike pubertal changes in girls, changes in boys tend to be valued by society. Pubertal changes in girls are often underestimated by society and by girls themselves. Obesity is a common problem in today's society. Teenagers who suffer from obesity may experience medical problems such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, heart disease or even diabetes. An obese adolescent may experience criticism from peers while having difficulty participating in social activities. Considering this fact, one can understand why the psychologist...... middle of article ......eter JJ Sauer, Albertine J. Oldehinkel and Ronald P. StolkAssociation between childhood depressive symptoms and adolescence and overweight later in life: Review of recent literature. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, October 2008; 162:981-988. Goodman, E., Slap, GB and Huand (2003). The public health impact of socioeconomic status on adolescent depression and obesity. American Journal of Public Health, 93(11) 1844-1850.Maria, M. (2003). Depression Inventory in Children. Multi-Health Systems Inc. Phillippas, N. and Clifford, W., (2005) Childhood obesity: etiology, prevention and treatment. Nutrition in clinical care. 8, 77-88. Wardle, J., Williamson, S., Johnson, F. and Edward, C., (2006). Depression in adolescentsObesity: cultural moderators of the association between obesity and depressive symptoms. International Journal of Obesity, 30, 634-643