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Mental Illness Not Uncommon for Young Adults But Can Lead to Substance Abuse
Few people make it through the teen years wound-free. Taking their first individual steps socially, romantically and even intellectually can be nerve-wracking for the healthiest teen. The fears and...
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Five Mental Illnesses Genetically Linked
Determining the genes that contribute to illnesses is an important step in understanding how disease begins, the causes, how to treat them and how to prevent them. That is no different, whether the...
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Why May Teens Not Seek Help With Mental Health Issues?
Teens don’t like to stand out from their peers. Just take a picture of a group of teens to prove the point: they tend to wear the same type of clothes, sport the same hairstyles and even adopt the same...
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How Television Watching Correlates With Depression
A variety of studies in recent years have shown a correlation between television watching and depression. Some of these studies have suggested a cause and effect relationship between excessive...
View ArticleOutpatient Addiction Treatment Program Serving Clients with Co-Occurring...
The Right Step Galleria in Houston, Texas, is introducing New Leaf, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment program designed to address co-occurring mental health disorders, such as anxiety, depression...
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New Dads at Risk for Mental Health Problems, Too
The latest research on post-partum mental illness has revealed that new mothers are at risk for more than depression after giving birth. Furthermore, a new study from the University of Kansas (KU) has...
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Is Stress Affecting Your Teen’s Mental Health?
According to a recent study published in the journal Child Development, Hispanic teens are experiencing stress related to discrimination and it is affecting their sleep and mental health. As adults, we...
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Nearly Half of Children in U.S. Exposed to Emotional Trauma
Almost 50 percent of all American children between the ages of 6 and 17 are exposed to at least one event/situation capable of triggering emotional trauma that may last into adulthood, according to...
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This Groundbreaking Insight May Be Your Teen’s Best Defense Against Addiction...
“The best thing for being sad … is to learn something,” the magician Merlin counsels his young pupil, Wart, in the fantasy classic The Once and Future King. And the latest insights from science seem to...
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Here’s a Quick, Easy Way to Boost Your Teen’s Self-Esteem and Build a More...
If you have a typical teenager, chances are their self-esteem could use a lift: Acne outbreaks. Wardrobe crises. Concerns about body image. Relationship dramas. Romantic crushes. And, not to be...
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