Results for Behavior Disorders

Read series of blogs published by Vantage Point offering counseling for depression, behavioral disorders.

Gaming addiction is a serious behavioral disorder. We explore what gaming disorder is and how to spot the common symptoms and warning signs in a loved one.

One recent study on children and migraine headaches found that children with migraine headaches had a significantly higher risk for behavior disorders. The finding is in line with results from previous studies showing that children with migraines have a higher risk for depressive disorders, anxiety, and behaviors such as hyperactivity and attention problems.

Read series of blogs published by Vantage Point offering counseling for depression, behavioral disorders.

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As someone who has battled anxiety for more than 15 years, I have firsthand experience of how debilitating and life-altering it can be. I was originally diagnosed with anxiety and depression at 14. My doctor wanted to control it with Prozac, which was used to treat depression and behavior disorders, despite the fact that I didn't have behavior problems. He didn't provide any additional…

A single instance of incarceration in a young person’s life increases the risk of future imprisonment, at a cost to taxpayers of $240.99 per day. Living in jail worsens the mental, emotional, and behavioral problems with which these children and adolescents must struggle. And mental disorders and youth incarceration already share an alarmingly strong link. As James Barrett, a psychologist at the Cambridge Health Alliance and…

Welcome to the Illinois state organization of education professionals and families working to improve the lives of all students with emotional behavioral disorders.

Impulsivity is a failure to consider consequences of a behavior before you act. If you live with bipolar disorder and face a problem with impulsive behavior, it’s essential you learn to control impulsivity or it can come to control you. Here are 6 suggestions to put in place: Alex Knight / Unsplash #1 Acknowledge and accept First and foremost, you must admit that a problem exists and must be addressed. When you don’t learn to control impulsivity, it can absolutely come to control…

New study links brain abnormalities and suicidality in bipolar youth.

Healio (4/17, Oldt) reports there appears not to be “a strong association between mental and behavioral disorders and” Alzheimer’s disease, researchers concluded after conducting “a nationwide nest…

A study has found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is possibly more effective than medication in treating social anxiety disorder.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by Marsha Linehan in the late 1980’s is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that was originally developed to treat chronically suicidal individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is now considered the treatment of choice for individuals with characteristics associated with symptoms of BPD such as impulsivity, interpersonal problems, emotion dysregulation, self-harm, and chronic suicidal behaviors. Dialectical Behavioral…

In the latest of a series of reports on child mental health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention documents that rural children from small communities have more mental, behavioral and developmental disorders (MBDDs) than those living in cities and suburbs.

An overview of important factors in diagnosing and treating behavioral and emotional disorders in young children, as well as treatments such as psychotherapy and medication.

We examined the associations of lifetime and current histories of psychiatric disorders and of suicidal thoughts and behaviors with childhood‐onset epilepsies in a community‐based cohort of young adults.Cases...

CRC Health treatment programs help 30,000 people each day overcome addiction and related issues. We are the nation's leader in behavioral healthcare.

Researchers have shown that cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder produces physical changes in the brain. Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association, October 2013. Brain scans demonstrate that treating social anxiety disorder by using cognitive behavioral therapy literally changes the brain. Change occurs physically and explains why cognitive-behavioral therapy is a permanent solution to the problem of social anxiety disorder.

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