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Teen Mental Health Problems: What Are The Warning Signs
Mental Health Information Center — Mental health problems are real, painful and can be severe. They can lead to school failure, loss of friends, or family conflict. Some of the signs that may point to a possible problem are listed below. If you are a Parent or other caregiver of a ...More…
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Specialty Mental Health (Inpatient or Outpatient)
In the past year, one in eight (12.5 percent) adolescents (i.e., youths aged 12 to 17) received treatment or counseling in a specialty mental health setting for problems with behavior or emotions, 11.5 percent received services in an educational ...More…
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Peer Pressure
Kids Health — Responding to peer pressure is part of human nature - but some people are more likely to give in, and others are better able to resist and stand their ground. Find out how to make the right choices for you. Heart pounding, Leah leaned against the ...More…
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How Can I Help a Friend Who Cuts?
Kids Health — Some people cope by cutting themselves. This article helps friends understand why people cut and gives some tips on what you can to help your friend - and yourself. Anna was wearing long sleeves under her soccer jersey again. She told Monica she ...More…
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Major Depressive Episode and Treatment among Adolescents
In 2007, 8.2 percent of adolescents (an estimated 2.0 million youths aged 12 to 17) experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year, and about two fifths (38.9 percent) of those received treatment for depression in the ...More…
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Getting Closer to Personalized Treatment for Teens with ...
Institute of Mental Health — Some teens with treatment-resistant depression are more likely than others to get well during a second treatment attempt of combination therapy, but various factors can hamper their recovery, according to an NIMH-funded study published online ...More…
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What's Next
Institute of Mental Health — Teens with depression who initially are randomly assigned to placebo treatment (inactive pill) during a trial are no more likely to experience harm or have a diminished response to subsequent active treatments than teens who are initially ...More…
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"Adolescent Psychology"
Clinical Trials — Determining Characteristics and Behaviors of Adolescent Women Regarding HIV Risk and Microbicide Trial Participation Open Studies / "Adolescent Psychology"More…
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What's Next
Institute of Mental Health — Adolescents with major depression who received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after responding to an antidepressant were less likely to experience a relapse or recurrence of symptoms compared to teens who did not receive CBT, according to a ...More…
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Findings of This Study
Institute of Mental Health — An NIMH study using brain imaging shows that some anxious and depressed adolescents react differently from adult patients when looking at frightful faces. This difference occurs even though the adolescent and adult patients have the same version ...More…
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Guía sobre la imagen corporal para chicos
Kids Health — Mucha gente piensa que los chicos son despreocupados en lo que respecta a su aspecto. Pero la realidad es que muchos chicos pasan mucho tiempo delante del espejo. Es un hecho -a algunos chicos les preocupa tanto su aspecto físico como a las ...More…
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Data from the National Health Interview Survey
Centers for Disease Control — How many children had parents who contacted health care providers How many children were prescribed medication for emotional or behavioral difficulties? Summary Definitions Data source and methods About the authors In 2005-2006, 15% of U. S. ...More…