Teens with depression can experience significantemotional pain, sometimes even feeling pain physically.2Yet, they may not know how to make it better or find the help they need. Only a physician or mental health professional candiagnose teen depression, assessing the symptoms and their severity to ...
How can you help teens triggered by the holidays? Many teens will tell you they think that the holiday season is awesome, but that is not always the whole truth. In fact, almost half of them feel some anxiety or worry during the holidays, and when they express jubilation in relation to...
(RxWiki News) In kids and teens, severedepressionis a real risk to health and well-being. Learn how to spot the signs of depression in your child. Serious depression is not a bad or sad mood that will resolve itself with time. It is a diagnosable and treatable mental health condition t...
Some people have the mistaken idea that it is normal for the elderly to feel depressed. On the contrary, most older people feel satisfied with their lives. Sometimes, though, when depression develops, it may be dismissed as a normal part of aging. Depression in the elderly, undiagnosed and ...
How should we respond to a child's temper tantrum? To a teenager's sullen resentment? How can we help children and teens experience their anger without being overwhelmed by it? How can we deal with their anger before it leads to depression, isolation, or even violence? Now, in Healthy An...
Children and teens may find it easier to talk during an activity or while doing something else. Play a game of cards or allow them to fidget while they talk. What to ask: Start by mentioning anews story. You can say "I saw this story about teen depression, and I was wondering…" Yo...
Depression:Kids are sad about their losses. In addition, they feel lonely and isolated. Prolonged sadness andlonelinesscan snowball into depression. Depressed teens often have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning (and an equally hard time getting to sleep a...
Related story How to Be the Best Parent to Your LGBTQ+ Child My two immediate thoughts were: “How could I not have guessed this?” and “So that’s why we’ve been struggling with anxiety, depression, isolation and anger since middle school.” As a child, my daughter was a rough-...
Feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, and depression can affect all of us from time to time, regardless of age. As our children grow up, it’s increasingly difficult to understand what’s on their minds and how they’re feeling. The reality is that teens today are dealing with crushingmental ...
Dr. Emily is passionate about supporting neurodivergent children, whether they face autism, anxiety, ADHD, depression, or learning difficulties. She also empowers parents and teachers, helping them become the steadfast support every neurodivergent child needs. Join us for this interview, where we’...