Kevin Hayes - Mental Health Information for Teens

Teen Health Series

MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION
FOR TEENS SIXTH EDITION

Teen Health Series

MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION
FOR TEENS SIXTH EDITION

Health Tips about Mental Wellness and Mental Illness

Including Facts about Recognizing and Treating Mood, Anxiety, Personality, Psychotic, Behavioral, Impulse Control, and Addiction Disorders

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Bibliographic Note

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OMNIGRAPHICS

Kevin Hayes, Managing Editor

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Copyright 2021 Omnigraphics

ISBN 978-0-7808-1925-2

E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1926-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information) editor.

Title: Mental health information for teens: health tips about mental wellness and mental illness: including facts about recognizing and treating mood, anxiety, personality, psychotic, behavioral, impulse control, and addiction disorders / edited by Kevin Hayes.

Description: Sixth edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., [2021] | Series: Teen health series | Includes index. | Audience: Ages 13 | Audience: Grades 7-9 | Summary: Provides consumer health information about the causes, warning signs, and symptoms of mental health disorders, along with facts about treatment approaches and tips for teens on coping with stress, building self-esteem, and maintaining mental wellness. Includes index and a directory of crisis helplines and related organizations-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021029386 (print) | LCCN 2021029387 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780819252 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780819269 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Teenagers--Mental health. | Adolescent psychology. | Child mental health.

Classification: LCC RJ499.M419 2021 (print) | LCC RJ499 (ebook) | DDC 618.92/89--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021029386

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021029387

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The information in this publication was compiled from the sources cited and from other sources considered reliable. While every possible effort has been made to ensure reliability, the publisher will not assume liability for damages caused by inaccuracies in the data, and makes no warranty, express or implied, on the accuracy of the information contained herein.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Book

Adolescence is a crucial period for developing and maintaining social and emotional habits important for mental well-being. These include adopting healthy sleep patterns, doing regular exercise, developing problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, and learning to manage emotions. It is normal for children and youth to experience various types of emotional distress as they develop and mature. For example, it is common for children to experience anxiety about school, or youth to experience short periods of depression that are transient in nature. When symptoms persist, it may be time to seek professional assistance. While most youth are healthy, physically and emotionally, one in every four to five youth in the general population meet criteria for a lifetime mental disorder and as a result may face discrimination and negative attitudes. As with physical health, mental health is not merely the absence of disease or a mental-health disorder. Stressors such as these are normal, but teens sometimes find themselves feeling sad, hopeless, overwhelmed, or worthless. At a certain point, these feelings are possible signs of debilitating mental-health problems, and teens experiencing them are not alone. Most people with mental-health problems can get better. Treatment and recovery are ongoing processes that happen over time.

Mental Health Information for Teens, Sixth Edition offers updated information on mental health and its importance. It presents facts about the causes, warning signs, and diagnosis of mental illnesses, and explains how the adolescent brain differs from the adult brain. Some of the specific disorders described in detail include anxiety, depression, eating disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, schizophrenia, and impulse control disorders. Mental-health therapies both traditional and alternative are discussed, and the consequences of not receiving treatment are addressed. A section on mental wellness provides tips for building healthy self-esteem, coping with stress and disaster, getting along with family and friends, and dealing with challenges such as divorce, abuse, grief, and thoughts of suicide. For readers seeking more information, the book concludes with a directory of mental-health organizations and a list of crisis lines.

How to Use This Book

This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest; chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.

offers information on understanding mental health, its overall effect on well-being, and how resilience plays a vital role in mental wellness. Mental illness is defined, and its possible causes and warning signs are described. A chapter on a few mental-health risks and protective factors is provided.

discusses an array of disorders that alter emotional and fear responses. These include anxiety, depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, and phobias.

describes mental illnesses that affect how people perceive reality. These include antisocial personality disorders, borderline personality disorder (BPD), factitious disorders, and dissociative disorders, as well as psychosis and schizophrenia.

explores mental illnesses that influence how people act and possibly disregard societal norms. Examples include eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), impulse control disorder, disruptive behavior disorders, and comorbidity.

provides information on adolescent circumstances that may impact mental well-being. These include premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), puberty, child maltreatment, bullying, violence, self-harm, teen suicide, and chronic illness on mental health. Chronic disorders that may impact mental health, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Tourette syndrome (TS), are also discussed.

explains how mental illness is diagnosed and the ways in which the treatment of children with mental illness can differ from that of adults. Various common approaches to mental healthcare including psychotherapy, the use of medications, and complementary and alternative medicine practices are also described.

coping with stress. It also offers strategies for handling traumatic events, important relationships, and positive parenting tips.