…teenager to die by suicide include the presence of some mood disorder (most commonly depression), coupled with the use of drugs, or other substances, and previous attempts. Although research suggests…
…involved in group therapy and received medication to treat her depression. Christine was diagnosed with bulimia. Bulimia often begins during the college years when the desire to be thin and…
…set them off. Psychiatric or developmental disorders. Kids with bipolar disorder and/or depression, ADHD, autism spectrum, or other disorders, tend to have shorter fuses. By the same token, kids who…
Listen to our podcast episode on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, featuring Susan Sprich, PhD. Jenny was a 15-year-old high school sophomore who had suffered from depression for six months. Her pediatrician…
…They may also experience intense depression or anxiety. Chronic feelings of emptiness. There is often a hollow feeling of boredom. Dissociation and feelings of detachment. Many individuals will have the…
…love to hear from you. Media List Big Hair Ballads (YouTube) Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (IMDB) Most Parents Struggle to Distinguish Teen Angst from Depression (Reuters) What’s Wrong…
…wherever you get your podcasts. Supporting friends who are struggling can be a valuable thing. Mental health problems among young people are on the rise. Recent studies show that depression,…
…(Canadian Family Physician) Development and vulnerability in close relationships (Gil Noam, Kurt Fischer) The Rise of Oxygen Bars (WebMD) Prospective study of polygenic risk, protective factors, and incident depression following…
…for a child with depression, anxiety, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). But it’s not always clear that we as parents should share our kids’ mental health issues with other…
…can contribute to depression, anxiety, substance misuse, stress, clouded thinking, feelings of guilt, and low self-esteem. Relationships: Overt blowups in relationships can cause breakups, prevent resolving conflicts (or contribute to…
…related to self-mutilation include depression, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, and eating disorders. What Are the Signs of Self-Cutting? The symptoms that a person is self-cutting are scars, which are…
…can other children who are struggling with other ailments benefit from music therapy and thinking about maybe kids who are struggling with anxiety or depression or maybe have OCD? Marisabelle…
…challenges that cause changes in mental health, that do affect our, our appetite are the kinds of foods we reach for, especially teenagers. So we know with depression, for example,…
…a severe psychiatric syndrome, and depression is the most common among these. But, one in 10 of these kids suffer severe social disappointments like Rob’s. These kids do not necessarily…
…really quite concerning. And it’s and you combine this, with skyrocketing rates of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidal thinking and behavior. Now, it’s a chicken and the egg thing. Loneliness…