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Treatment Trends & News

Treatment Trends & News

Treatment Trends & News

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Parents

Brain Fingerprinting Might Predict Mental Health Problems

Millions of people in the United States live with mental health disorders. About 21 percent of adults in the U.S. – that’s 52.9 million people – had a mental illness in the last year. Some have manageable conditions and can function in daily life. Others experience severe symptoms which limit their ability to navigate and manage life effectively. Despite the large number of people living with mental health disorders, researchers

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September 3, 2022
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Family & Home Life

Residential Treatment for Teens: When is it the Right Choice?

If you’re the parent of a teenager in 2022, the past two years have most likely been challenging for everyone in your family. You and your teen faced new circumstances. Some were no big deal, while others may have caused significant stress. In some cases, the stress and disruption led to the development of mental health issues. As a parent you wonder if your teen needs professional support – and

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August 25, 2022
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Family & Home Life

ADHD Treatment in Teens: The Role of Diet

If you’re the parent of a child or teen with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you most likely know a great deal about ADHD treatment in teens. You’ve also most likely had your share of people in your life who suggest alternative treatments for ADHD, or offer explanations about why your teen has ADHD that have nothing to do with evidence, research, or the data collected, and published by mental health experts

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August 5, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Mental Health Treatment for Teens: Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral Disorders

Over the past two and a half years, everyone from politicians to public health officials to teachers to family, friends, and peers gave parents of teens an endless stream of free, unsolicited advice. Parents heard from all sides – including dozens of articles on our Parent Tips and Advice page – that the pandemic and related public safety measures would cause an increase in teen depression, teen anxiety, and teen

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August 3, 2022
Side Effects of Drugs in Teens
Addiction

Mental Health Treatment Centers for Teen Addiction

If you’re a parent who recently discovered your teen has an addiction disorder, the first thing you want to do is find them the help they need. That means you’re probably thinking, “I need to find a drug rehab center for my teenager.” That’s a good idea, and it will put you on the right path, but there’s something else to consider. In the 21st century, we don’t always separate

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July 30, 2022
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Parents

Psychosis During Adolescence: Diagnosis and Treatment

New Evidence on Importance of Early Detection and Intervention for Disorders with Psychotic Features Psychosis is one of the most loaded words in all of mental health. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. That’s why most parents get scared when they hear the word psychosis or psychotic associated with their child or teen. Parents don’t understand what it means, why it’s happening, or if there’s any hope their child

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July 28, 2022

Summer is an Ideal Time for Residential Treatment for Teen Mental Health Issues

When we think of summer, we don’t usually think of residential treatment for teens. We think of going on family vacations, spending days at the pool, outdoor barbecues, and lounging around watching fireflies during evenings that last forever. And how can we leave out that iconic summer event, 4th of July fireworks celebrations. A couple months filled those kinds of relaxing, warm-weather leisure activities are the goal for most teens.

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July 15, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Teen Mental Health Treatment in California: High School Programs for Mental Health Support

It’s been two years since officials issued the first shelter-in-place orders in California. Schools went virtual, businesses adapted to the new circumstances, and everyone wondered how long the pandemic would last and what the consequences would be. Adolescent development experts and mental health professionals warned the public health safety and COVID-19 mitigation measures would have an adverse impact on teen mental health, which would mean we’d need an increase in

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July 8, 2022
Depression in Teen Boys
Parenting

New Directions: The Lived Experience of Self-Harm in Teenage Girls

Understanding the Intricacies of Self-Harm in Teen Girls For people who have never engaged in self-harm, the behavior is difficult to understand. When a parent learns their teenage child engages in self-harm, their first response is most often shock. Quickly followed by fear and worry. Anger may be part of the mix, too. A parent may be angry at their child. They may be angry at themselves. Or they may

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July 3, 2022
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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

Hope In Recovery: Good News for Teens in Depression Treatment

We have some good news for teens in depression treatment. It works. Three New Studies Show Treatment is Headed in the Right Direction When we read about mental health issues in the news these days, almost everything we encounter is negative. Headline and stories are filled with dire warnings about the precarious state of teen mental health in 2022. Troubling trends in the prevalence of depression and anxiety combined with

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June 24, 2022