Psychological researchers have been studying the brain and the effect of stress in early life. Research shows that forms of early stress, such as child abuse and/or poverty affects the […]
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A recent study found that parents are good at detecting whether their children might be prone to anxiety, especially if they themselves are anxious. Research done at the University of
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Hearing voices is an experience that even children can have. We tend to imagine homeless adults or people living in psych wards as experiencing delusions or hallucinations. But even children
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There are many social skills that teens are still developing. On the whole, until they learn to become more empathic, they will continue their eye-rolling and door-slamming. Of course, there
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It’s very common for anxiety and depression to become co-occurring disorders. Although frequently anxiety occurs without depression and depression occurs without anxiety, the two can mutually affect each other. For
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It might seem apparent that when a teen has been bullied throughout his or her childhood and adolescence, he or she might be more at risk for mental illness needing
Bullied Teens Are More Likely To Require Teen Mental Health Treatment Read More »
No matter what psychological symptoms your teen might have or what diagnosis he or she has already been assigned, you’ll want to find a good therapist for your teen. Psychotherapy
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The first time Jessica took a hit of marijuana, it seemed innocent enough. It came with a high, feeling good, and easing the stress in life. And there was no
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If you’re depressed, if you’ve been diagnosed with teen depression, anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have to take antidepressants. You might have to take psychotropic medication to help
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There have been significant advances in the way that scientists saw Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children and teens. Initially, it was seen as a behavioral disorder that was the result
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