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Brain Development Provides Insights Into Adolescent Depression
Brain development provides insights into adolescent depression
(Medical Xpress)—A new study led by the University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre is the first to discover that the brain develops differently in adolescents who experience depression. These brain changes also represent possible …
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SEYLE identifies 'invisible' adolescent group at risk of depression
There is no health without mental health, and the foundation for good mental health is laid in the early and adolescent years of our lives. Mental health issues developed in younger years often increase with age and impact not only on the individual …
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Class Action Alleges Fraudulent Marketing of Antidepressants
Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc. are facing multiple proposed class actions in which the plaintiffs allege antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro were unlawfully marketed to treat adolescent depression. Plaintiffs Allied Services …
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What Are Some Thoughts on Community Mental Health Centers?
Question by davestud72: What are some thoughts on community mental health centers?
Are they beneficial to the client populations they serve? Do clients tend to get “stuck” in the system? What are the upsides and downsides?
Best answer:
Answer by Telix5000
From what I have observed with my friend who goes to county, they make a best-effort approach to mental care. He has been on several different medications over the years with little help to fix his situation (he has schizophrenia). Knowing that he is in some fairly severe stage of this condition I don’t feel anywhere could do much, especially for conditions like that, so I think it really depends on how bad the condition is. Depression is fairly treatable, but that also depends on how severe. I firmly believe county is best served for the under-priviledged who need immediate care but do not have severe conditions. Even with full benefits, the most severe mental conditions are typically not the best in terms of results.
Counseling?
Question by Sam: counseling?
i want to talk to a counselor. im 17 and going to be a senior next year. sometimes i just want to talk things out with someone, besides my family or friends. except my problem is asking my parents. well first off, my dad is a family counselor and he’ll just say talk to me. but its different. and also, if i ask, they’ll just get all worried and ask what’s wrong. nothing is wrong. i just want to talk to someone. sometimes its easier to tell someone you don’t know EVERYTHING. so…what do i do? how can i ask my parents? is there somewhere i can go for free without them knowing?
Best answer:
Answer by NewLunatic
Your school may have a service for students. I’m pretty sure they have to.
Answer by Anon
school counsellor? maybe talk to someone online?
On Getting Unstuck: Empathy and Improvisation in Psychotherapy
On Getting Unstuck: Empathy and Improvisation in Psychotherapy
Therapy can feel stuck, stymied and aimless, but fits and starts may be a necessary aspect of transformative therapeutic processes. Of course, this is because problems outside of therapy show up in the consulting room. Therapy feels stuck when the …
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Trading philosophy for psychotherapy career
Lee Sun-hee, the leading medical director in the psychiatry and psychotherapy department at the University Hospital of Cologne, had to overcome multiple hurdles to get where she is today. When she decided to become a doctor in Germany, she knew it …
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Exposure Treatment for Phobias
Exposure Treatment for Phobias — Dr Jeffrey Wood, clinical psychologist and executive coach, descripes exposure treatment, the most effective psychological treatment for phobias. Find more i…
Mums with post-natal depression can now get help at home with …
NEW mums in the depths of post-natal depression can now access psychological therapy in their own home as part of a research trial aiming to make treatment more accessible. At least 40,000 Australians experience depression in the first year after …
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Chronic Pain Relief More Likely When Psychological Science Involved
Newswise — WASHINGTON – When it comes to chronic pain, psychological interventions often provide more relief than prescription drugs or surgery without the risk of side effects, but are used much less frequently than traditional medical treatments, …
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Survey: Teens' Drug, Alcohol Use Declining
Survey: Teens' drug, alcohol use declining
CINCINNATI — Even as fewer teenagers here drink alcohol and smoke, they are more cavalier about using marijuana and more than 4 percent are using prescription drugs for recreational purposes. A new survey shows that alcohol, tobacco and marijuana …
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Study to compare brand-specific consumption of alcohol between underage …
Youth are not merely mimicking the alcohol brand choices of adults, suggesting that other factors may influence their drinking preferences. This is the conclusion of a new report comparing the alcohol brand preferences of underage drinkers and adults …
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