
How to Help a Teenager With Low Self Esteem
Mental Health, Self Esteem, TeensAs adults, we have enough miles on our tires to realize the importance of having a healthy self-esteem. We know that to succeed in our careers, or any endeavor we care about, we need a positive sense of self-worth that will fuel our efforts.…

Teen Internet Addiction Treatment
Internet Addiction, Mental Health, TeensAnything done to excess can develop into an addiction. Behavioral addictions, such as gambling, shopping, video gaming, and pornography, can hold just as powerful a grip on the victims as drugs or alcohol. Smartphone or Internet addiction is…

Severe Mood Swings and Mood Disorders in Teenagers (Girls and Boys)
Mental Health, Mood Disorders, Teens, TreatmentParents can be flabbergasted when their once happy-go-lucky child morphs into a teenager who is suddenly riddled with extreme moodiness. The mood swings seem to appear out of nowhere, leaving parents at a loss as to how to manage this new version…

Violent Video Games Effects on Teens
Mental Health, Risky Behavior, Teens, Video Game AddictionEffects of Violent Video Games on Teens
In the wake of a spate of new mass shootings, our nation is mystified as to why these (mostly) young male shooters are triggered to inflict such carnage on humanity. Discussion centers around mental illness,…

Oppositional Defiant Disorder Treatment Plan for Teens (ODD Teenager)
Mental Health, ODD, Psychiatric, TreatmentWhen Does Teenage Disobedience Become ODD?
Oppositional defiant disorder is teen behavior problem. ODD is quite a common mental health disorder in children and teens. The patterns of ODD are often seen in early childhood first. Even kids as…

Teens at Home During the Coronavirus Lockdown
Coronavirus, Mental HealthAs difficult as the stay-at-home orders have been for adults to handle, imagine how awful it has been for teens.
Adults, at least, have maturity on their side. Adults have learned over the years how to manage adversity or overcome life’s…

6 Anger Coping Skills for Teens
Mental Health, Risky Behavior, TeensHow Do You Help a Teenager With Anger Issues?
Slammed doors and angry outbursts may just be run of the mill teenage behavior. The teen years are rife with strong moods and feelings as it is. Teens are in the process of changing from being a…

How to Help a Suicidal Teen
Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, TreatmentThe teenage years have always been trying. Adolescence has perennially been an emotionally challenging developmental stage, due to hormone fluctuations, social struggles, increasing academic pressure, and shaky self-esteem. Teen brains are still…

Teen Treatment Center California Heals and Empowers Adolescents in Distress
Mental Health, Teens, TreatmentIt could be that your teenager was always unique and challenging, a handful so to speak. On the contrary, your teen may have only recently begun exhibiting outward signs of internal turmoil. Regardless of how long a history your adolescent has…

Los Angeles Psychiatric Residential Treatment Teens
Anxiety, Depression, Inpatient, Mental Health, Psychiatric, Residential, TreatmentNo one wants to see their teen move forward toward a successful, fulfilling life more than his or her own family. Parents and siblings may have watched the teen grow from a child, full of promise and enthusiasm for life, into an adolescent where…