A teen assessment center is all about clarifying a teen’s diagnosis and making sure it’s correct. Licensed experts such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, professional therapist and psychiatric nurse practitioner will review an adolescent’s current diagnosis and medication for its accuracy and effectiveness, then improve it...
5 Ways to Help Coping with Failure [caption id="attachment_4385" align="alignright" width="150"] Photo Credit: flickr user - .jocelyn.[/caption] As a teen, failure can seem like the end of the world. We learn throughout adolescence, that failure is a part of life. It’s a setback, an emotional letdown, a...
In a recent New York Times article, the link between teen mental health and physical health was explored. The article emphasized a lack of treating children’s pain--something you’d think wouldn’t be an issue--because of a misunderstanding of how it works, and how it affects them later in...
CNN recently reported on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) newly released new data from their Youth Risk Behavior Survey--which has been going on every other year since 1991. It outlines common teen difficulties, like alcohol use, cigarette use, driving drunk, and much...
When tragedy strikes, we often look back and say: “what could we have done to avoid this situation?” When it comes to a shooting, like the one that happened recently in Texas, sometimes the person holding the gun had a history of mental health issues....
Diet, Mood, and Dealing with Depression [caption id="attachment_4158" align="alignright" width="300"] Image source: Flickr user- David Saddler[/caption] Feelings of depression can often be related to poor body image, body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. When dealing with depression, the first step is to take care of yourself. That can...