With 11.5% of high school seniors using an illicit drug other than marijuana and another 35.7% using marijuana last year, parents understandably wonder how to…
Learning how to talk about mental health to teens is an equally difficult task. Teens may not have as much understanding of the root of…
Drug use has declined among teens in the past ten years. But certain mental health conditions, like anxiety, have increased. Anxiety disorders among teens rose…
Mental health professionals founded cognitive-behavioral therapy on the concept that negative thoughts generate negative feelings. These feelings about the self and reality contributed to any…
One of the primary causes of teen substance abuse is a class of common conditions known as impulse control disorders. Disorders of this nature involve…
What do you do when the whole world seems to be falling apart? That is a question on everybody’s mind these days. With the stock…
People often associate impulsive behavior with children. However, people of all ages can develop disorders involving impulse control, including adolescents. When impulsive behavior involves drugs…
Balancing academics, social needs, and future goals during adolescence can be stressful. Especially when you struggle with a mental health condition. Mental health with teens…
Apathy, which is a lack of interest or enthusiasm, can fuel the cycle of addiction. Once caught in such a cycle, teens can spiral and…
Around 11 percent of adolescents and teenagers are diagnosed with depression by age 18. When a loved one shows signs of depression, the risk of…