Depression may seem normal in many teenagers because of the normal changing process at that age--including the influence of sex hormones, conflicts with parents over independence and the stress of this exciting time. A teen may become depressed...
Mental health residential treatment facilities provide a variety of services. They are found throughout the country and may house any number of patients from fewer than ten up to hundreds. Some facilities are state-run and accept indigent patients...
While some ADHD symptoms disappear by adolescence, as many as 80 percent of ADHD kids will continue to display symptoms as teens, according to Dr. David Goodman, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins...
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects communication, relationships and behavior. Although researchers have found evidence that autism begins before birth, and signs appear during infancy as the young person matures, the challenges of...
A degree of opposition to authority is developmentally appropriate in the teen years. This is the age at which young people establish their independence and begin to develop adult identities. In the process, rebellion against authority and...
Defiance may seem to court your adolescent with the same fervor of the paparazzi stalking stars at a celebrity function. It can start slowly with shrugs over questions about homework and grow into outright refusal to turn the television off, clean...
