Teen Mental Health
How Depression Affects the Brain
Human beings may display or feel sadness and grief from time to time. Depression and associated symptoms can be (and are) very common amongst Americans. If one considers the rate of diagnosis for the various types of depressive disorders, nearly one hundred million individuals in the United States suffer from some form of depression. That…
Read MoreHow Mental Health Affects Students
Mental health challenges can affect many areas of your teen’s life. It can reduce their overall quality of life, impact their physical health, and negatively impact their relationships with friends and family members. In addition to all of the above, mental health problems can affect their education and academic achievements while they are in school.…
Read MoreHow Does Depression Affect Relationships?
Relationships are challenging. Even the longest-lasting, seemingly happy relationships are faced with routine ups and downs, which can lead to moments of unhappiness and dissatisfaction. The day to day challenges faced by a typical relationship is exacerbated when someone in the relationship suffers from depression. Developing romantic relationships is an integral part of the development…
Read MoreHow Are Stress and Anxiety Related?
Stress and anxiety are a common element in our day to day lives. Most people will experience stress and anxiety to varying degrees at some point in their lives. Depending on how severe the levels of stress and anxiety are, they can have a detrimental impact on one’s quality of life. While stress and anxiety…
Read MoreAre Eating Disorders Common?
As more and more celebrities, athletes and public figures come forward to describe their battles with eating disorders it begs the question how common are eating disorders in the United States? Statistics provided by the National Eating Disorder Association estimate that approximately thirty million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder. Worldwide…
Read MoreWhat Are 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Therapist?
When teens are going through challenging times, such as difficulties at school or family problems, they may feel more comfortable talking to a therapist than a member of the family or teacher. They may be experiencing a wide range of emotions such as anger, anxiety, and sadness, or they may feel overwhelmed by what is…
Read MoreWhat Lessons Can You Learn From Therapy?
The decision to attend a residential therapy program such as that offered here at Hillcrest can be one of the most challenging choices your teen and your family will make. In their young lives, teens have not had to face the emotions associated with being away from their family, friends, and areas of comfort before.…
Read MoreWhat Can You Expect After Residential Treatment?
For many people who live with a mental health disorder, including eating disorders, making a choice to go into residential treatment is not only one of the most challenging and difficult but also one of the most vital steps on their path to recovery. For families of teens who are experiencing these struggles, parents must…
Read MoreManaging Your Eating Disorder While At Home
Eating disorders are about more than food. They are highly complex health conditions that often require the intervention of both medical and mental health experts to alter both their course and their potential effects. In the United States alone, an estimated twenty million women and ten million men have or have had an eating disorder…
Read MoreMental Health and Making New Routines
Earlier this spring, when schools closed across the country, many believed it was a temporary measure. The overwhelming thought was that within a few weeks, everything would go back to “normal.” Parents who were working from home would go back to the office, businesses would reopen, and kids would return to school. Within a few…
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