Clinical depression isn't a requirement. Exhibiting symptoms of depression (as stated) is all that is necessary. Clinical just means it's recurring at a regular interval.

isn't a requirement for what?

Suicidal behavior.

but its still not a symptom of "facebook depression".

>adolescents who suffer from Facebook depression are at risk for social isolation and sometimes turn to risky Internet sites and blogs for “help” that may promote substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, or aggressive or self-destructive behaviors.

How is that remotely the same as actual depression? It's an insult to people who suffer from this medical condition.

Those aren't a list of symptoms, but instead an outcome what happens given typical depression symptoms coupled with teen behavior (and not knowing how to handle the feeling). Actually, social isolation is a fairly typical symptom of depression. Substance abuse and so on are often correlated as well.

Looking for the study itself (which I can't seem to find), but the article says something along the lines of "showing symptoms of depression". Symptoms of depression are often caused by depression.

No, it's not an insult at all. The biggest insult to depression sufferers is not recognizing it as a condition or implying that they are something other than depressed.

Edit: I'm sorry; perhaps you are simply not understanding the article. Is English your primary language?

If it was depression then it would be called depression, not "facebook depression". None of the symptoms you listed are actual symptoms of "facebook depression". Perhaps you forgot your reading glasses?

Facebook depression is (surprise) regular depression. With all the regular symptoms which includes suicide.

The only difference is that (heavy?) Facebook users are more likely to suffer from it.

If you want to argue against it, I recommend you say that the actual mechanism/cause is on shaky ground.

>You're going blind. Read again. Also click thru to the study, it references many other studies in that paragraph.

It should be really easy to highlight those parts then.

You're going blind. Read again. Also click thru to the study, it references many other studies in that paragraph.