Behavior Issues

Adolescent Self-Harm Disorder is an Impulse-Control Disorder in which adolescents repetitively physically harm themselves. Most likely in the form of cutting or burning.  These harmful behaviors arise as an impulsive […]

Teen trichotillomania (pronounced trick-o-til-MAY-nee-ah) is not a well-known mental illness. However, if you suffer from it, it’s no doubt a major concern in your life. Especially if you’re a teenager,

This article is the second of a two-part series reviewing various forms of psychological stress and how to cope with them. The first article outlined different forms of stress experienced psychologically. While

CBT is short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It’s a form of therapy that many psychologists and therapists are familiar with and use in individual therapy. In a professional therapeutic environment,

You might have seen the movie A Beautiful Mind, the story of Professor John Nash played by Russell Crowe. It’s a wonderful visual exploration of psychosis, schizophrenia, and how it

This two-part series is a review of types of stresses experienced psychologically. Teenagers are undergoing significant inward changes and becoming familiar with what is going on inside them. The first

Taking your child to see a mental health professional for psychological assessments could lead to a big sigh of relief. If, for example, your teenager possesses symptoms of a mental

When your teenager experiences anxiety, self-harm is one way he or she copes with intense anxious feelings. Although there are a variety of reasons why your child might be cutting

When you think of therapy, you might think of Freud sitting in his chair at the head of a sofa. There, a patient lies flat with his feet up on