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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

The Association Between Anxiety and Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

Can a Teen Anxiety Disorder Lead to Suicidal Behavior or a Suicide Attempt? The short answer: yes. [seriesbox]Little Ways to Help an Anxious Teen Association Between Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents What Is Resilience and How Can It Help with Teen Anxiety and OCD? Long-Term Consequences of Untreated Anxiety in Teens[/seriesbox]That doesn’t mean a person with an anxiety disorder will attempt suicide. Nor does it mean anxiety causes suicidal

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January 13, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Little Ways to Help Your Anxious Teen

Practical Tips to Help Your Teen Manage Anxiety Symptoms [seriesbox]The Association between Anxiety and Suicidal Behavior in Teens Association Between Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents What Is Resilience and How Can It Help with Teen Anxiety and OCD? Long-Term Consequences of Untreated Anxiety in Teens[/seriesbox] As the parent of a teenager, you know adolescence is filled with ups and downs. You know because you experienced them yourself. Watching your

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January 12, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Anxiety Treatment for Teenagers

Evidence-Based Care for Teens With Anxiety We all know what it’s like to worry about something. From the mundane to the consequential, dealing with anxious thoughts is part of being human. During childhood and adolescence, most of us learn to process our worries – i.e. our anxiety – in healthy and productive ways. Over time, we develop the ability to determine which thoughts we should pay attention to and which

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January 11, 2022
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Health & Exercise

Recovery Tips: Exercise, Cortisol, and Stress

A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma When Winston Churchill said these famous words in a radio address over eighty years ago, he wasn’t talking about cortisol, exercise, or anything related to individual health and wellness – and he definitely wasn’t talking about recovery. He was talking about world affairs and the unpredictable nature of diplomacy. But the sentiment behind his clever turn of phrase perfectly sums up

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January 3, 2022
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Parents

Does Talking About Trauma Trigger Relapse?

Talking about traumatic events is often considered dangerous territory when treating addiction. Some people believe that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) – the gold standard in treating trauma – brings painful memories to the surface. They assert that CBT can be dangerous for people with dual diagnosis – i.e. those both a subtance use disorder (SUD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) –  might not have the tools to cope with these

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January 1, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Teen Mental Health Issues: Don’t Wait for a Crisis

Delaying Treatment Makes Everything Worse If you’re the parent of a teenager, you know the past two years have been stressful. Strictly speaking, by the calendar, it’s been 19 months since schools around the country switched to virtual learning at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Most kids are back in school now, and things are slowly getting back to normal. But if we’re honest, they’ve been through 19 months

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December 30, 2021
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Depression in the U.S. Before and After COVID: Risk of Increased Co-Occurring Disorders

Decades of research and documentation show the relationship between alcohol/substance use disorder (AUD/SUD) and mental health disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder (BPD), and depression. When an individual receives a diagnosis for more than one mental health disorder, clinicians use the terms co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis. Both these phrases mean exactly what they sound like: co-occurring disorders means that two disorders occur in one individual

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December 30, 2021
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Parents

Can a Video Game Detect ADHD Symptoms?

Researchers Attempt to Create Objective Diagnostic Test for ADHD Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common behavioral disorders in the U.S. and the world. Although adults can have ADHD, it’s typically diagnosed between the ages of 3 and 12. In children, teens, and adults, the disorder is characterized by an impaired ability to focus attention, impaired or attenuate ability to control impulses, and excess activity, a.k.a. hyperactivity.

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December 27, 2021
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Surgeon General’s Advisory: Youth Mental Health in 2021

On Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, the Surgeon General issued an advisory regarding the mental health of children and teens in the U.S. Here’s the short version: Our youth are in trouble – but there are things we can do to help. The rest of this article is the long version. Why a Surgeon General’s Advisory Is Important A Surgeon General’s Advisory (SGA) carries more weight than a report from the

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December 24, 2021
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Teens with Chronic Pain Experience Depression and Other Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Issues in Teens With Chronic Pain According to a worldwide survey conducted in 2019 that included data from over two-hundred thousand children and teens from 42 countries, 44.2 percent reported experiencing chronic pain. In addition, data from 2008 shows that among children and teens who experience chronic pain, 5.1 percent reported pain so severe it prevented them from participating in regular daily activities. The research on chronic pain

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December 22, 2021