Disorders

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

in Academic Stress / Anger Management / Behavioral Norms / Depression / Disorders / Eating Disorders / Mental Health / Sleep / Stress / Suicide  by acsteens 0 comments

Since 1949, May has been recognized as “Mental Health Awareness Month.”  One theme for this year is Live Well! It’s Essential for Your Potential.  This them focuses on the importance of mental wellness and the steps everyone – children, teens and adults – can take to improve their well-being and resiliency in the face of difficult […]

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Is it More Than ADD?

in Behavioral Norms / Disorders / Mental Health  by acsteens 0 comments

Symptoms of ADHD and bipolar disorder are often confused—and often coexist in the same person. How to make the distinction, and suggestions for treating bipolar disorder along with ADHD. It can be difficult enough to obtain a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD), but to complicate matters further, ADHD commonly co-exists with other mental […]

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