Teen Disorders

In general, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by three major categories of symptoms, which include inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. With a child or adolescent diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) you will observe the same type of behavior without the hyperactivity.
Abnormal levels of these behaviors will be noticeable quite early in a child’s […]

Once a child or adolescent is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, treatment for the disorder is the next step a parent needs to consider. However, this is not the easiest decision for parents to make since the basic psychiatric treatments in most clinics today are still based almost exclusively on clinical treatment experiences with adults.
Relying on […]

Results taken from research that is both clinical and family based has indicated that bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness, does indeed occur in our children and adolescents. However, childhood bipolar disorder is very often difficult to diagnose.
One reason it’s so difficult to put a name to this disorder in children is that it does […]

Anxiety disorder is a mental health problem that can negatively affect people of all ages, including children. This is surprising to lots of people who think children don’t have anything to be anxious about. But in reality, anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental health disorder in children, affecting as many as ten […]

Eating disorders afflict millions of people around the world, thousands of which die from them every year. But there is good news about such a terrible affliction; eating disorders can be beaten. You and your teen don’t have to be prisoners to this disorder any longer with all of the help and information on eating […]

While the frequency of anxiety disorders in children is unknown, it’s believed to be significantly under reported and under-diagnosed.
According to the most recent data that only reports on this condition among adults, the lifetime prevalence for anxiety disorders as a whole is about 25%. More specifically Social Anxiety Disorder has a lifetime risk of 17%, […]

So what you may ask is adolescent conduct disorder? You might even be thinking “Don’t all teens have some sort of conduct disorder?
No, conduct disorder as a mental health diagnosable disorder is more severe than just everyday adolescent misbehavior, difficult teens or rebellion.
Here is a working definition.
Children and adolescents with conduct disorder repeatedly violate the […]