Dealing with teen depression
Melissa, age 13, suffers from terrible stomach pain and headaches. In fact, she has come to the emergency room (ER) and seen her paediatrician 10 ...
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Q & A: Do you have any advice for parents of a teen with bipolar?
Question: Our teenager has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. We’ve tried everything we can think of to help her, but so far our efforts ...
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How to support a loved one struggling with depression?
“Can you come over and pray with Mum? She’s really bad.” The strained voice on the phone was that of my 18-year-old nephew, Jason. Several ...
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Q & A: How should I deal with my spouse’s obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Question: My spouse is obsessive-compulsive. I’m not using this term informally or unadvisedly. She’s anxious and worried all the time, and her ...
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Anxiety Disorders – Frequently asked questions
What causes anxiety disorders? Our understanding of the roots of anxiety disorders is very incomplete. Anxiety disorders constitute a class of mental ...
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Anxiousness and anxiety disorders
We've all felt worried or anxious at one point or another. Taking a test in school, interviewing for a job, undergoing a tax audit, facing an ...
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13 Reasons Why Not
It’s not just teens that are talking about the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.” Parents are also curious about the story of Hannah Baker and ...
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When You Feel Hopeless
Four True Stories of Tragedy Early one March morning, Heidi, 15, and her boyfriend, Christopher, 16, decided life wasn't worth living. After a short ...
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When Teens Lose Hope
By the time she was 16, Lacey Sturm had weathered a series of crises, including a tempestuous relationship with her mum, a breakup with a boyfriend ...
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Is Your Teen Depressed?
"Do you know why I chose to drink last night?" my teenage daughter asked me at the end of a long night that all parents wish they never ...
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A Window Into a Cutter’s World
"I've got to get away. Why do I even bother coming — no one cares that I'm here. I'm worthless. Nothing I say or do is ever right. I'm ugly, ...
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Helping a Family Member or Friend Who Cuts
Since age ten Lori has cried for hours while resisting the urge to cut herself. Some days, long sleeves and pants covered the shame of her bleeding ...
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