Mental Health Information for Teens, 6th Ed.

Description

Consumer health information for teens 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.

Sujets

• Mental Health
• Young Adult Nonfiction
• Daily Living
• Adolescent medicine
• Health

Informations

• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780780819269
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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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
Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.
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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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Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 | Mental Health and Mental Illness
Chapter 1—Understanding Mental Health
Chapter 2—The Teen Brain: Still under Construction
Chapter 3—Why Is Mental Health Important?
Chapter 4—Resilience: A Vital Component of Mental Health
Chapter 5—Mental-Health Risk and Protective Factors
Chapter 6—Understanding Mental Disorders
Part 2 | Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 7—Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 8—Generalized Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control
Chapter 9—Social Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 10—Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 11—Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Chapter 12—Behavior or Conduct Problems
Chapter 13—Panic Disorder
Chapter 14—Phobias and Fears
Chapter 15—Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 16—Seasonal Affective Disorder
Part 3 | Personality and Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 17—Antisocial Personality Disorders
Chapter 18—Borderline Personality Disorder
Chapter 19—Histrionic Personality Disorder
Chapter 20—Factitious Disorders
Chapter 21—Delusional Disorder
Chapter 22—Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 23—Psychosis
Chapter 24—Schizophrenia
Chapter 25—Schizoaffective Disorder
Part 4 | Behavioral, Impulse Control, and Addiction Disorders
Chapter 26—Anorexia Nervosa
Chapter 27—Bulimia Nervosa
Chapter 28—Binge-Eating Disorder
Chapter 29—Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Chapter 30—Compulsive Exercise Disorder
Chapter 31—Impulse Control Disorders
Chapter 32—Adjustment Disorders
Chapter 33—Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Chapter 34—Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 35—Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 36—Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Disorders
Part 5 | Other Situations and Disorders with Mental-Health Consequences
Chapter 37—Puberty and Its Relationship to Mental Health
Chapter 38—Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Chapter 39—Child Abuse and Its Effects on Mental Health
Chapter 40—Bullying and Youth Violence
Chapter 41—Teen Dating Violence
Chapter 42—Teen Marriage and Divorce
Chapter 43—Chronic Illness and Mental Health
Chapter 44—Cutting and Self-Harm
Chapter 45—Tourette Syndrome and Tics
Chapter 46—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Mental Health
Chapter 47—COVID-19 and Mental Health
Chapter 48—Teen Suicide
Part 6 | Mental-Health Treatments
Chapter 49—Diagnosis and Treatment for Children with Mental Illness
Chapter 50—Going to Therapy: What to Expect
Chapter 51—Counseling and Therapy: Methods of Treatment
Chapter 52—Finding a Therapist Who Can Help You Heal
Chapter 53—Common Mental-Health Medications
Chapter 54—Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents
Chapter 55—Brain Stimulation Therapies
Chapter 56—Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Mental Healthcare
Part 7 | Mental-Wellness Topics for Teens
Chapter 57—Improving Mental Health
Chapter 58—Building Healthy Self-Esteem
Chapter 59—Dealing with Depression: Self-Help and Coping Tips
Chapter 60—Dealing with Grief
Chapter 61—Coping with Stress, Disaster, or Traumatic Event
Chapter 62—Running Away Does Not Solve Problems
Chapter 63—Positive Parenting Tips
Chapter 64—Parents Involvement in School Health
Chapter 65—Playing Helps Kids Learn and Grow
Chapter 66—Talking with Your Health-Care Provider
Part 8 | If You Need More Information
Chapter 67—Directory of Mental-Health Organizations
Chapter 68—Crisis Help and Hotlines
Index
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.
Part 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness 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.
Part 2: Mood and Anxiety Disorders 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.
Part 3: Personality and Psychotic Disorders 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.
Part 4: Behavioral, Impulse Control, and Addiction Disorders explores mental illnesses that influence how people act and possibly disregard societal norms. Examples include eating disorders, bod