mental disorder
What are Strategies for Helping A Teen Cope with Stress?
Stress management is an essential life skill. Without adequate coping tools, teens and adults alike are bound to experience difficulties managing aspects of day-to-day life. Whether struggling with challenges at school, at home, or with peers in social environments, today’s teens have had to learn how to cope with stress more than generations past. There…
Read MoreThe Path to Understanding Mood Disorders
Many teens struggle with mental health challenges. Mood disorders are one such challenge that is frequently seen in adolescents and teens. However, mood disorders present a challenge for parents and caregivers. The teen years are a time of changing stressors and frequent (sometimes drastic) changes in mood for many youths. It can be difficult for…
Read More8 Things to Know About Substance Induced Mood Disorder
The term mood disorder is an umbrella term used to describe all types of bipolar disorders and depressive disorders. Mood disorders are severe mental health struggles that can impact anyone of any age. Like many other mental health conditions, how mood disorders present in children and teens will look different than when they present in…
Read MoreSocial Anxiety in Teens Can be Stopped: How to Treat It
Social anxiety (formerly referred to as social phobia) was once considered an uncommon disorder. Data from the National Institute of Mental Health National Comorbidity Survey Replication indicates an estimated 7.1% of U.S Adults had social anxiety in the past year. More than 12% will experience social anxiety at some point in their lives. A similar…
Read MoreBPD Love: Dating Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder
On their own, relationships are challenging. This is especially true during the teen years when many are exploring first loves, first bosses, and the other difficulties that come with forging new and lasting relationships throughout high school and beyond. Having a mental health condition that leads to frequent changes in emotions and mood adds a…
Read MoreHow to Cope with Paranoid Personality Disorder
Someone who struggles with paranoid personality disorder suffers from paranoia and overwhelming distrust and suspicion of other people. These feelings occur even if there is no reason to be suspicious. A paranoid personality disorder is characterized by unrelenting mistrust of others even if they have done nothing worthy of suspicion. Teens (and most adults) with…
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