Teenagers are typically predictable in their unpredictability. One moment they’re slamming the door in your face--the next, they’re acting like the sweet child they used to be all the time. Adolescence is a roller-coaster of social and hormonal factors, making it a perfect recipe for...
“Eyes are the window to the soul”--a saying that has been passed around for hundreds of years, with no known origin, but seems to resonate. The eyes are critical for making decisions, understanding another person’s emotions, and helping others understand yours. New research suggests that...
Untreated teen depression is a destructive force. If allowed to run rampant through a youth’s mind, it can cause issues in school and at home, it can make daily life feel nearly impossible, and it can follow that individual into adulthood. New research is showing...
When you wake up, how do you feel? If you’re like me, you probably feel like you want to go straight back to sleep at first, but as you wake up, that slowly evaporates and you feel ready to conquer the day (with maybe a...
Disordered eating is the ugly, ignored cousin to eating disorders. It often runs unidentified, never being noticed as a real threat until it's too late and it’s already transformed into a full blown eating disorder (ED). It seems that the media is striving to put...
Art is generally thought to be something you do in your free time, not something that can improve your mental health--but research says otherwise. An art therapy program is a program that combines aspects of psychotherapy and art in order to provide a therapeutic experience....
At ViewPoint, we have the ability to support teens who have struggled with anorexia in the past, although we are not strictly an anorexia treatment center. We can, however, provide an extra level of care towards other issues connected to the eating disorder. Eating disorders...
We all make mistakes, we all have imperfections--seriously, no one on the planet Earth is “perfect.” For some, this is easier to accept than others. For some, it’s nearly impossible not to think about all their flaws and agonize over failures. This type of dwelling...
Self regulation is not often a term used in relation with teenagers. That particular age is notorious for impulsivity, but for some teens it’s more than just a few bad decisions and mood swings. In serious cases, a teen could struggle with self control to...
Though we have many effective means of treating bipolar disorder currently, help for bipolar disorder can always be improved. As a society, we should never stop looking for ways to enhance and better the lives of those struggling with mood disorders. To be honest, there’s...