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138 The Professional Counselor \ Volume 1, Issue 2 Table 3 Recommended Source of Help for Tony Help Source Total N (percentage) Male N (percentage) Female N (percentage) x 2 Counselor 13 (36.1) 7 (33.3) 6(40) .68 Friends 11 (30.6%) 5 (23.8) 6 (40) .46 Family 17 (47.2) 10 (47.6) 7 (46.7) .95 Professional 11 (30.6) 5 (23.8) 6 (40) .46 Psychologist 7 (19.4) 3 (14.3) 4 (26.7) .42 Psychiatrist 2 (5.6) 2 (9.5) 0 (0) .50 Teacher 1 (2.8) 1 (4.8) 0 (0) 1.00 Someone w/ same experience 1 (2.8) 0 (0) 1 (6.7) .42 Doctor 36 (100) 21 (100) 15 (100) n/a Table 4 Recommended Source of Help for Emily Help Source Total N (percentage) Male N (percentage) Female N (percentage) x 2 Counselor 6 (16.7) 4 (19) 2 (13.3) 1.0 Friends 12 (33.3) 8 (38.1) 4 (26.7) .47 Family 13 (36.1) 7 (33.3) 6 (40) .68 Professional 9 (25) 5 (23.8) 4 (26.7) 1.0 Psychologist 9 (25) 5 (23.8) 4 (26.7) 1.0 Psychiatrist 13 (36.1) 7 (33.3) 6 (40) .68 Teacher 36 (100) 21 (100) 15 (100) n/a Someone w/ same experience 36 (100) 21 (100) 15 (100) n/a Doctor 36 (100) 21 (100) 15 (100) n/a Discussion The primary purpose of this study was to examine the level of teenagers’ mental health literacy specific to adolescent depression. Because it was a pilot study that involved a relatively small sample size, the findings are admittedly limited in generalizability. However, even with the small sample size, the results offer initial points of comparison to Burns and Rapee’s (2006) larger scale study. First and perhaps foremost, the level of detection of adolescent depression was relatively high in the present study, yet no significant differences were found as they related to gender. Over half of the