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Is moodiness in teens a medical condition? Credit: Getty Images
Tell you something you don't know? Very well. Let's get clinical.
At least one in five adolescents in the United States has some kind of mental disorder that makes day-to-day life a pain in the butt for themselves, those around them or both.
That's not exactly how the National Institute of Mental Health put it. But that's the gist.
And if your kid has asthma or diabetes, watch out. Researchers for the institute claim in the October issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that those kids are more likely to have more intense emotional and behavior disorders.
But not to worry. Researchers say a high percentage of kids experience some kind of mental disorder in puberty in various shades and degrees.
Kathleen Ries Merikangas and her colleagues at the institute looked at psychological statistics from 10,123 teens ages 13 to 18 across the United States.
One of five teens suffered from disorders such as panic attacks and anxiety disorders (especially in social situations), as well as attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, depression and general moodiness.
Moody, depressed and hyperactive teens with short attention spans who don't handle themselves well in social situations? Sounds like a nasty case of puberty. Who knows were it will lead. Left untreated they could become ... [just like the rest of the human race.]
And ask anyone in the universe. That species is really crazy.
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10-15-2010 @ 3:39PM
Alicia said...Why is this news? Being a teenager is stressful enough with the work, school, family issues, social issues, identity issues, trying to get into college, worrying about your future and the crap ton of extra curriculars all teens are supposed to attend. Now add the hormonal changes and imbalances that come with puberty. Supposedly, mental illnesses are caused by hormonal imbalances so it only makes sense so many teens would be diagnosed with one.
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10-15-2010 @ 11:50PM
dick said...Diazepam should be made freely available to anyone suffering the stress and anxiety of modern life, it is not as is widely reported highly addictive or dangerous. What is dangerous is stress, anxiety, binge drinking and alcohol addiction Diazepam is less dangerous than the modern anti-depressants which today are all too widely prescribed and are highly addictive and extremely difficult to withdraw from, a conservative estimate being 20 or 30 times more difficult to withdraw from than diazepam. Leo Sternbach, the man who discovered this novel drug, would himself probably agree with this statement. Diazepam has been sidelined for all the wrong reasons, most notably so drug companies can make there billions from these new and much more harmful and addictive compounds, and as a result of it's use by heavy drug abusers, but the truth is it is not a bad drug, numerous studies and trials have shown when diazepam is given over the long term, a high percentage of those studied stopped taking diazepam of there own accord, as a result of them feeling better, an improvement in there wellbeing, and no longer requiring the drug. Diazepam is an important drug which should have a major role in modern treatment of mental health problems, particularly stress and anxiety conditions. depression is a recognised mental health condition and in respect of clinical depression or depression which has manifested as a result of some environmental reason, SSRI's can be an effective treatmment in the short term, but anxiety with or without associated stress, is not even recognised by mental health professionals as an illness, this is totally unethical, as is the treatments which are given to those with such a condition, all to often they are prescribed anti-phycotics, seroquel, olanzepine and others, serious mind altering drugs with severe side effects most notably the formation of diabetes and eyesight disorders, this borders on absurd, to give people suffering from anxiety, such dangerous drugs over a drug which has proven efficiency and safety, i wonder why they do. I know of no one who has suffered severe withdrawal symptoms or aquired health problems as a result of diazepam use, i know of many who have suffered from seroquel and similar compounds. Diazepams demise in modern medicine is yet another example of the power and influence of big pharma, when it's no longer a huge profit to them, they convince the world it's dangerous in favour of there newly patented substances.
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10-20-2010 @ 9:00PM
Julie said...It is extremely offensive to title someone who suffers from a mental illness as "crazy" or "nuts" as this article does. I know that this supposed to be light, casual reading, but it is never okay to call someone who suffers from a true mental illness those things.
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10-29-2010 @ 11:51PM
dani said...i agree, the main reason i even clicked on this article was to see if the content was as offensive as the title. which it kinda is. "your kid crazy? dont worry every other kid's crazy, too!" that's like saying, "does your kid use drugs, belong to a gang, commit a robbery, etc, no big deal! other kids do it, too." people want to ignore depression & anxiety in teens because it's so common it's a joke these days. just a personal opinion but i think this is part of the reason so many kids use drugs, they use them in what they feel is a self-medicating fashion to alleviate the depression and anxiety they have, when no one offers them other legal options. nobody wants to cough up the cash for an evaluation or necessary treatment, parents would rather ignore the problems than admit they exist, or deal with the inexplicable "shame" they feel that their kid has problems. most commonly because they think people will blame them or the way they raised the kid. a pretty selfish reason any way you look at it.