The NIMH has some startling statistics about psychosis. Every year in America, about 100,000 teens and young adults experience their first psychotic break. Three out of 100 people will experience psychosis at least once in their lives. And the most common time for someone to experience a psychotic break is during the teenage and college years. But what is psychosis, actually? Early Warning Signs of Psychosis: Prodromal Symptoms Psychosis usually

With everything that’s going on in the world right now, you may find yourself wondering if your child worries about the news. News once aimed at adults and timed to air after younger kids went to bed now airs almost 24/7. Adults also receive constant news updates on their smartphones, or check social media to stay abreast of what’s going on in the world around them. And, in recent years,

Your teen, it seems, is always moping about something or another. Every time you look at them, their body language cries miserable. When they’re not crying, they’re either sulking or moody. They rarely smile, answer you in monosyllables, and seem to spend all their time in their room. A grey cloud seems to hang perpetually over their heads. You keep wondering: Is it normal that my teen is always so

If your teen has been acting strangely over the past few days and weeks, you might have taken them to a mental health professional, who stated that your child could be in the prodromal stages of psychosis. What does it mean if your teen is prodromal? This means that your teen is showing the introductory signs of psychosis that indicate he or she could end up developing full-blown psychosis in