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Bizarre Teen Mental Health Facts You Need to Know

Jake Anderson
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Mental health is one of those topics people avoid talking about openly. Despite so much advancement and progress, there is still a stigma attached to mental health. For teens, this phenomenon increases somehow. Most parents just brush off the questionable mental health of their teens as just changing behavior due to adolescence. However, this is not true. The mental health of teens is a far more serious topic with grave consequences if left neglected. There is a need to educate the teens and their parents about mental health implications. Here are some under-rated facts regarding teen mental health, which may help you understand this grave issue better.

Contents
  • Teen Mental Health Issues are Common
  • Instant Treatment is Paramount
  • Responsibility of Parents is Greatest
  • Substance Abuse is a Major Cause
  • Young Adults are more prone to Mental Disorders

Teen Mental Health Issues are Common

We often consider mental illnesses very rare and often associate our own children’s behavior with a reaction to something else. However, teen mental disorders are more common than we think. In the United States, a very large proportion of teens in suffering from a wide variety of mental disorders. According to statistics, 1/5 of all teens experience some sort of mental disorder in their lifetime. So, it needs to be addressed as such.

Instant Treatment is Paramount

In every case of mental illness, instant treatment is recommended. For teens, the importance of early intervention multiplies. It is wise to start proper treatment with the diagnosis. Experts say it is never too early to start professional treatment of mental disorders as there are obvious chances of aggravating the problem if left untreated.

Responsibility of Parents is Greatest

Teens are not adults so they come under parents’ care. Often, due to mental disorders teens become difficult to handle. But it is the responsibility of parents to get them professional help. Parents know what is better for their kids, not the kids themselves. Parents should never hesitate in seeking expert help at the earliest indication of mental illness in their teens. Teens are often hesitant to ask for help, it is the duty of parents to decide what is better for them.

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Substance Abuse is a Major Cause

The same part of the brain is affected in both cases of mental illness and substance abuse. There is also a great possibility of them occurring together. Statistics often show that people with some sort of mental illness though in the initial stages often push them towards substance abuse. The wide availability of harmful drugs has aggravated the problem manyfold. It is a fact now that mental illness leads a person to substance abuse. Even small negligence can have drastic results.

Young Adults are more prone to Mental Disorders

In a recently conducted study, the onset of mental illness in patients was found in their young life. The greatest percentage of lifetime mental disorders can be traced back to the teen years. The teenage years are very crucial as one has to go through new experiences which are often not pleasant. Depression, anxiety, and peer pressure often contribute harmfully. This is one reason why young adults resort to substance abuse. Being a very vulnerable time, adolescence needs special care as the brain undergoes dynamic changes and is not fully matured and Teen IOP is the best solution for that.

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Awestruck by Star Trek as a kid, Jake Anderson has been relentless in his pursuit of covering the big technological innovations which will shape the future. A self-proclaimed gadget freak, he loves getting his hands on every piece of gadget he can afford.

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