1. Clinical Depression Among Adolescents
This "distraction" could include increased disruptive behavior, self-inflicted isolation, or even verbal threats of suicide. ... Treatments include play therapy for younger children, talking therapies or counseling for older children and adolescents, and medications (MHA). ... Recent research by the National Institute of Mental Health shows that certain types of short-term psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, can help relieve depression in children and adolescents. CBT is based on the idea that people with depression have cognitive distortions in their views of ...
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