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How Teen Mental Health Struggles Affect the Whole Family
Learn how teen mental health struggles affect parents and siblings, including the strain this has on the family, and how practicing effective self-care and connecting with the family can help.
Read MoreADHD and Alcohol: The Risks of Drinking With This Disorder
Learn how alcohol can impact youths with ADHD, its effects, symptoms, the dangers of taking ADHD medications and drinking, and how parents can help.
Read MoreOCD and Autism: Similarities and Differences
Learn the differences and similarities between OCD and autism, how these conditions can co-occur, how they’re misdiagnosed for each other, and how to help.
Read MoreAsk a Therapist: Why Does My Teenager Sleep So Much?
Learn why some teenagers sleep so much, how oversleeping is related to mental health issues, and how to help a teen who sleeps too much.
Read MoreSelf-Harm Relapse: When Dangerous Habits Return
Learn what a self-harm relapse is, the types of self-harm, the signs of a relapse, and how to help your teen or young adult.
Read MoreAsk a Therapist: Is Self-Harm an Addiction?
Learn if self-harm can be an addiction, the signs to look out for, and how to stop an addiction to self-harm, including cutting.
Read MoreSmiling Depression: How Happy Faces Can Mask Depression
Find out what smiling depression is, its symptoms, how happiness can mask depression, the suicide risk, and how parents can help.
Read MoreBody Checking: Obsessing Over Appearance May Be a Problem
Find out what body checking is, what causes it, how eating disorders and OCD are related, what examples of body checking are, and how parents can help.
Read MoreAsk a Therapist: How Do I Help My Teen Recover From a Relapse?
Therapist-approved tips on the triggers of substance use relapse, and what parents should do to help their teenager recover from a relapse.
Read MoreAttention-Seeking Behavior: Why Your Teen Wants Attention
Find out what attention-seeking behavior is, including its symptoms and psychological causes, as well as how you can help stop it in teens.
Read MoreAll-or-Nothing Thinking: The Impact of a Black-and-White Mentality
Learn what all-or-nothing thinking is, what causes it, examples of a black-and-white mentality, and how to help your teen or young adult.
Read MoreHigh-Functioning Anxiety: How It Affects Teens and How To Help
Learn what high-functioning anxiety is, including its symptoms, signs, and causes, as well as how parents can help their teens and treatment options.
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