^ It is very difficult for a young adult too. How I have experienced depression has morphed since I was a teen. I used to get it as anger, anxiety, wanting to avoid people, and now I get a lot of cognitive symptoms, hopelessness and lack of motivation. It is good to know how you experience your illness so you can best work around it long term.

I'm 22, living at home and dealing with depression (and other incarnations of mental illness), and I often feel disconnectioned, isolated and like a failure. This is the time when we are supposed to be staking out in the world on our own, but depression can greatly dampen hopes. No matter what, with support and focus, he (and you) can get through it into better times. That's what I'm hoping anyway.