Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
October, 2014
coping strategies for stress worksheets
coping strategies for stress worksheets Coping with stress: suggestions for adolescents People react to stress in different ways. Some people cope with the stress in ways that lead to less harm to their health. Here are hints on how you can do the same: • Identify those situations or events that make you feel stressed. • […]
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What to Do for Depression Without Medicine
What to Do for Depression Without Medicine • Listen to the adolescent’s account of his feelings and what he is worried about. Do not be in a hurry. If you do not have time immediately, then tell him to come back later, when you have more time. • Help the adolescent to make the link between […]
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How to Overcome Depression in adolescents
How to Overcome Depression in adolescents Questions to ask the parents • Have you noticed any change in the adolescent’s behaviour recently? What have you noticed? • Why do you think this is happening? The parents’ views may give a clue to the cause of the problem. For example, if a parent says that the adolescent […]
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Case Study Teen Depression
Case Study Teen Depression Thomas was a 16-year-old boy who was in his final year of secondary school. This was an important year for him and his family. His family had spent a lot of money on his private schooling. They were all hoping that Thomas would go to medical school and become a doctor. But […]
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Clinical Depression Case Study
Clinical Depression Case Study Luisa was a 12-year-old girl who was one of the clever students in her class. However, recently she had become less friendly. While she once used to play games in the lunch break, she now spent her time sitting alone in the classroom. Clinical Depression Case Study Her friends tried to get her involved, […]
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Depression Symptoms in Adolescents
Depression in adolescents Depression Symptoms in Adolescents Depression is a common problem in adolescents. It often presents with physical symptoms, frequently related to difficulties in schoolwork. Common features of teenage depression are: • headaches and other aches and pains; • difficulty in concentration; • poor sleep; • loss of appetite; • withdrawing from family and friends; […]
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why i feel so sad
why i feel so sad Why do some adolescents feel sad? Adolescents may become sad for many reasons: • because their family lives are unhappy, for example because of violence, abuse and constant fights in the family; • because they are frustrated with their school performance – failing in examinations or not doing as well as was […]
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The adolescent who is sad or complains of aches and pains
The adolescent who is sad or complains of aches and pains Adolescence covers the period between 10 and 19 years of age, between childhood and adulthood. It is a unique period for many reasons. • Personalities mature in adolescence. Adolescents develop a clear idea about themselves, their likes and dislikes, their strengths and weaknesses. • Their […]
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Things to remember when dealing with bed-wetting
Things to remember when dealing with bed-wetting • Bed-wetting just once is not a cause for concern. It is only a concern when it occurs repeatedly after the age at which you expect the child to have learned to control urine (usually five years). • Children with mental retardation may take longer to learn how […]
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Soiling clothes
Soiling clothes Soiling means passing faeces or stools while dressed or in bed. This is abnormal if it happens beyond the age of four years. Some children know when to pass stools, but do it outside the toilet. There are two main causes of soiling; some children may suffer both. The first is severe constipation. The other […]
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