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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ5BEubs1X0[/embedyt] Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or winter depression as it is also known, is a form of depression that follows a season pattern and appears and disappears at the same time each year. SAD appears when winter approaches and daylight hours become shorter and when spring returns and days

January 6, 2020 28 Comments

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Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED): What It Is, Symptoms, & Treatments By E. Patterson & B. Troy

What Is Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder? (choosingtherapy.com) Reprinted with kind permission of Choosing Therapy. August 05, 2021

August 26, 2021 No Comments

Was, Is, Could Be with Elizabeth Russell

February 2, 2020 11 Comments

Young Onset Dementia (YOD)

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about younger people with dementia (YOD) Young onset dementia, also known as early onset dementia, is a term used to describe any of the neurocognitive disorders (dementias) diagnosed in someone under the age of 65 years. Due to the population increase

October 12, 2017 No Comments

Engage Educate Empower with Jemima Abalogu

July 17, 2020 No Comments

The Five Most Common Mental Illnesses in Children and Teenagers

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Blog #3: The Five Most Common Mental Illnesses in Children and Teenagers

In Blog #1 and #2 of this series, I talked about mental health, how the brain works, and the effect our current environment and how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) affects brain growth and development and increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness. We know that 50 percent of

July 1, 2019 13 Comments

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