Children can be excluded from school with ADHD but it is often a last resort. Research has found that kids with ADHD are 100 times more likely to be excluded from school compared to their friends that do not suffer from ADHD. 15% of young...
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Self harm in Young adults is very prevalent prevalent in young women and girls from the ages of 15 to 24, and young men can self-harm too....
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Parents often ask ‘why does my teenager self-harm?’ Some of the additional reasons a teenager will commit self-harm are due to arguments, the ending of a relationship, an issue at home or school, being bullied, feeling overweight, feeling alone, feeling abandoned, or moving schools. Some...
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Previously the idea of removing a troubled student and placing them in a specialized school was thought to be far fetched and prohibitively expensive. Now, with traditional schools unable to cope with these students more than ever, the concept of therapeutic boarding school is being...
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DBT is the gold standard treatment for borderline personality disorder. The treatment emphasizes the development of four skills: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. In addition, suffers are taught a combination of cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT) and mindfulness practices are deployed to help...
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Childhood Emotional Neglect can result in a cycle in which a person that experienced it as a child becomes a parent that neglects their own children emotionally. A person that suffered from emotional neglect as a child may not understand how to nurture their own...
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The use of alcohol amongst teenagers and young adults is on the rise. Kids are accessing alcohol earlier than ever and consuming more than previous levels. Many teenagers and young adults consume alcohol for the first time at home. It is the most widely available...
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Contrary to popular belief, teenagers do not have it easy in this day and age. The average teenager goes through various changes that adults previously went through and, oftentimes, parents do not understand. One change that teenagers experience is an alteration of their biological sleep...
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When a person with borderline personality disorder feels rejected, they can lash out impulsively. In some cases, the individual offers zero prior warning before acting out. Impulsive behaviors can escalate from minor infractions to self-destructive actions. ...
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