The adolescent and teenage years are difficult. The combination of peer and societal pressures, plus the tumultuous life transitions that accompany these years (hormonal, physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and sexual), can make life very challenging during this time. These difficulties often don’t ease and frequently increase as teenagers enter college and early adulthood. The pressures can feel overwhelming and often lead to serious and occasionally dangerous mental health problems, such as:
Depression
Anxiety
Behavioral problems
Substance use
School problems
Phobias
Eating disorders
Research has demonstrated that most mental health disorders are developmental in nature and typically start early in life. Many people who suffer from mental health difficulties showed signs before they were 24 years old. This is true for conditions that are well known to have onset in childhood, such as autism and ADHD, but also for mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Early intervention is essential.
It is important to understand that adolescents, teenagers, and young adults may experience symptoms that are hard to identify and different from adults. For example, adults that experience depression are frequently withdrawn and quiet—depression in adolescents, teenagers, and young adults is often obscured through a veil of frequent expressions of anger and/or drug use. Directly below is a list of red flags that may indicate an established or budding mental health disorder.
Frequent anger
Changes in sleep patterns
Using alcohol or other drugs
Low energy
Difficulty controlling emotions
Changes in eating patterns
Excessive moodiness
Unexpected crying
Self-mutilation
Thoughts of suicide
Although all mental health problems are serious, depression, eating disorders, and drug abuse are the most serious and dangerous. If your child is experiencing any symptoms related to these problems, it is important that they get evaluated and treated by a mental health professional as soon as possible.
Mental health problems and disorders can be scary, but can be treated. The most important aspect is not delaying and finding a mental health professional that is the right fit for your child.
Adolescents, teenagers, and young adults are often nervous, hesitant, or extremely resistant—
We at Arvon & Associates understand this difficulty and have had success with many young clients who were initially extremely unwilling to talk with a therapist and engage in the therapeutic process.We pride ourselves in being able to provide a therapist who is the right fit and is able to quickly gain both your child and your trust.Call us NOW, get results……. 305-936-8000
Eating Disorder Eating disorders are severe and persistent disturbances of eating and eating behaviors. According to The National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD), an estimated 30 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder. It spares no gender, age, SES, religion, or race. Eating disorders also have the highest mortality rate among any mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health ). Although the basis of an eating disorder is usually not about food, it manifests as a person’s life feeling consumed by behaviors such as calorie counting, monitoring numbers on a scale, body checking, excessive exercise, or planning the next binge/purge episode. Dropping out from essential areas of life and becoming isolated from loved ones may feel reminiscent of an addiction or a toxic relationship. Still, for many, this is also a descriptor of what it may feel like to struggle with an eating disorder. Due to the complex nature of eating ...
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