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Apr 5, 15 •
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Featured, Mental Health •
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Comments Off on The Mental Health Effects Of Teen Substance Abuse – How To Help Your Teen!
While impending mental disorders are not the fates of all teens who experiment with drugs or drinking, mental health is an important factor to consider when thinking about how drug and alcohol abuse affect young people. Substance abuse and mental illness...
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Mar 10, 15 •
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For the Parents •
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Comments Off on Is Your Child At Risk For Addiction?
As a parent you want the best for your child. You want him to be happy and healthy and to be successful in life. Drug or alcohol addiction is not a part of that plan. In doing the best for your child and preparing him to be a healthy, happy adult, it is...
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Feb 20, 15 •
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Mental Illness •
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Comments Off on Heartbeat Changes Predict PTSD In Girls Exposed To Parental Aggression
Changes in the function of the nervous system help explain the adult onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in teenage girls who witness parental acts of aggression, researchers from the State University of New York at Albany report. Only a minority...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Mental Health •
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Comments Off on Signs Of Self-Injury In Young People And What To Do
By Eric Metcalf, MPH @EricMetcalfMPH Many kids and teens cope with upsetting thoughts and life challenges in a way that worries those around them: They hurt themselves. Experts call this nonsuicidal self-injury. People who injure themselves in this way...
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Oct 3, 14 •
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Eating Disorders •
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Comments Off on The Dangers Of Not Uncovering A Child’s Eating Disorder
Whether it’s their eating habits, purging or exercise, young people with eating disorders are remarkably adept at hiding their disease, leaving parents to wonder, “Why is my child hiding these issues instead of asking for help?” There are many...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Featured, Mental Illness •
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Comments Off on Helping Teens Build Awareness Of Mental Illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) engages the American public and encourages each of us to think more about mental health throughout the year. NAMI is dedicated to bringing awareness to the issue of mental health and providing help and resources...
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Sep 15, 14 •
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Mental Health •
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Comments Off on Why Do Children Of Older Fathers Face Increased Risk For Mental Health Disorders?
Women have long referred to their ticking biological clock, but men should also be paying attention to Father Time when it comes to fathering. Children whose father was older when they were conceived face some higher...
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Jul 22, 14 •
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Mental Health •
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Comments Off on So You Have A Dual Diagnosis – Now What?
You or your teen went to rehab to get help for a drug addiction and was also diagnosed with a mental illness. Now what...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Mental Health •
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Comments Off on Could A New Tool Make Adolescent Depression Screening Standard?
When you visit the family physician you expect the doctor to check your child’s eyes, gait, reflexes and heartbeat. But researchers say they have devised a very simple way to check young people for depression as well. The tool is simple enough to use in the...
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Jun 6, 14 •
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Mental Health •
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Comments Off on Why Is Depression On The Rise In Young Children?
According to researchers rates of depression in the very young are on the rise, with studies suggesting it’s prevalent in one percent of babies, four percent of preschool-aged kids and around five percent of elementary school students. The rate doubles when...
