Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – ADHD Causes Difficulty in Attention Span and Calmness
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) A child “won’t listen to the teacher” or “causes trouble in class” could be exhibiting the …
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) A child “won’t listen to the teacher” or “causes trouble in class” could be exhibiting the …
Suicide Suicide is the third leading cause of death (behind accidents and homicides) for teenagers. Each year more than 5,000 U.S. …
Schizophrenia A psychotic disorder characterized by severe problems with a person’s thoughts, feelings, behavior, and use of words and language. Psychotic symptoms …
A tic is a problem in which a part of the body moves repeatedly, quickly, suddenly and uncontrollably. Tics can …
Teenagers, like adults, may experience stress everyday and can benefit from learning stress management skills. Most teens experience more stress …
When a child or teenager steals, parents are naturally concerned. They worry about what caused their child to steal, and …
Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far …
Talking to your children about love, intimacy, and sex is an important part of parenting. Parents can be very helpful …
Going to school usually is an exciting, enjoyable event for young children. For some it brings fear, panic and/or separation …
Self-injury is the act of deliberately destroying body tissue, at times to change a way of feeling. Self-injury is seen …
Why Seek Treatment? There are many questions that parents ask themselves when they discover that their own child may be …
Psychotic disorders include severe mental disorders which are characterized by extreme impairment of a person’s ability to think clearly, respond …
Babies born in the U.S. to teenage mothers are at risk for long-term problems in many major areas of life, …
It is estimated hundreds of thousands of children are physically abused each year by a parent or close relative, of …
All children and adolescents experience stressful events which can affect them both emotionally and physically. A child or adolescent who …
Panic disorder is a common and treatable disorder. Children and adolescents with panic disorder have unexpected and repeated periods of …
The term “mental retardation” is often misunderstood and seen as derogatory. Some think that retardation is diagnosed only on the …
Teenagers with obsessive compulsive disorder have obsessions and/or compulsions. An obsession refers to recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images …
One of the common problems that children have with school performance is a specific learning disability or learning disorders. Children …
Growing up is a demanding and challenging task for every adolescent. One important aspect is forming one’s sexual identity. All …
Over 500,000 children in the U.S. currently reside in some form of foster care. Placements in foster care have dramatically …
All people have aggressive feelings. As adults, we learn how to control these feelings. Children, however, are often physically aggressive …
One out of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children. Parents who are getting …
Conduct disorder is a complicated group of behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have …
Though the term “depression” can describe a normal human emotion, it also can refer to a psychiatric disorder. Depressive illness …
Bullying is a common experience for many children and adolescents. Surveys indicate that as many as half of all children …
Bulimia Nervosa occurs when an adolescent has repeated episodes of binge eating and purging. Binges are characterized by eating large …
Teenagers with Bipolar Disorder may have an ongoing combination of extremely high (manic) and low (depressed) moods. Highs may alternate …
Most infants and young children are very social creatures who need and want contact with others to thrive and grow. …
Asperger’s Disorder is the term for a specific type of pervasive developmental disorder which is characterized by problems in development …
Anxiety is the fearful anticipation of further danger or problems accompanied by an intense unpleasant feeling (dysphoria) or physical symptoms. …
Anorexia Nervosa occurs when an adolescent refuses to maintain body weight at or above a minimal normal weight for age …
Use and abuse of drugs and alcohol by teens is very common and can have serious consequences. In the 15-24 …
Today adolescents of both sexes face a serious risk of HIV infection, which is the cause of AIDS. AIDS is …
Approximately 120,000 children are adopted each year in the United States. Children with physical, developmental, or emotional handicaps who were …
Parents are often worried or confused by changes in their teenagers. The following information should help parents understand this phase …
There are many debates that about the idea of attachment between a child and a caregiver. Sigmund Freud (1940) believed …
With respect to the teen years, parental relationships and parents’ authority over their children decreases in relation to that of …
The diagnosis of substance use disorders and dependence requires that a person meet three of the following criteria: a preoccupation …