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Look Out for These Common Mental Health Issues Among Adolescents

The leading causes of illness among adolescents are anxiety and depression.

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Look Out for These Common Mental Health Issues Among Adolescents

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  1. Look Out for These Common Mental Health Issues Among Adolescents Oneinsevenadolescentsgloballyhasamentaldisorder. Theleadingcausesofillnessamongadolescentsareanxietyand depression. Failuretoaddressadolescentmentalhealthissuesresultsinit extendingtoadulthood. Mentalhealthissuesamongadolescentsandteenagersarevery high; theyusuallyfacethesameproblemsasadultsdo, butthe majorityofthoseproblemsgoundetectedanduntreated. Welookatthreeofthemostcommonmentalhealthproblems adolescentsgothrough: MENTAL HEALTH PROBLRMS GENERALIZEDANXIETY Generalizedanxietyaffectsateeninall areasoflife. Itismarkedbyexcessive anxiety, irrationalworryabout everydayevents. Talktherapyisthefavoredformof treatmentforanxiety. Skillsthathelp manageanxietysymptomsandfacetheir fearscanhelpteenscopewiththeproblem. EATINGDISORDERS Teensbetweentheagesof13to18are mostlikelytosufferfromeatingdisorders. Thedisordersmayincludebingeeating disorder, anorexia, andbulimia. Thoughitcanaffectbothmalesand females, itshowsahigherprevalence infemales. DEPRESSION Mostteenswhosufferfromdepressionstatethat theirsymptomsseverelyaffecttheirsocialand academiclives. Acombinationoftherapyandmedicationcan providethebestrelieffromsymptoms. Depressionistreatable, butthefailuretodoso couldworsenthecondition. InClosing Teenagersandadolescentsneedtobeobservedforanysignsof mentalhealthdisordersandprovidedprofessionalhelpatthe earliest. TrueHealthCenterForEmotionalWellnessprovidesthe mostIntensiveOutpatientPrograminTampa, FL. TRUEHEALTHCEW.COM

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