Is My Teenager Depressed?
Teenagers face a host of pressures, from the hormonal changes of puberty and building their self-esteem, to facing peer pressure about…
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Seeking Help for Your Teenager’s Depression
Studies have shown that approximately one in five teenagers suffer from depression at some point in their life. Depression is highly…
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How Can I Tell if my Teenager is Suicidal?
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than 41,000 individuals die by suicide each year, making suicide the 10th…
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Emotional and Psychological Trauma in Teenagers
How Can Parents Help? Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that shattered your teenager’s sense of…
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How Can I tell if my Teen is Cutting?
Cutting is a common form of self-harm behavior that is used to relieve inner stress and anxiety. Cutting refers to taking…
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How to Seek Help for my Teenager Who is Cutting?
Cutting refers to using a sharp object such as a razor blade or a knife to cut into the skin. This…
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Why Does my Child Seem Anxious in School?
Sometimes anxiety is easy to identify, like when a child is feeling nervous before a test at school. Other times anxiety…
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Eating Disorders in Pregnancy can Starve Your Unborn Baby
Eating Disorders in Pregnancy Approximately 30 percent of pregnant females in the United States do not gain enough weight in pregnancy….
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Versus Depression
Depression is a leading cause of disability in the United States and with so many different signs and symptoms, it can…
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World Aids Day: Mental Health Disorders Associated with HIV/AIDS
Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who have the virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more…
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