Youth Depression, Diagnosis, and Medication

by Linda Semlitz, MD When and how is medication used when children and adolescents are diagnosed with depression? If you are concerned that your child might be depressed, it is important to talk to your doctor.  Any treatment should be based upon a solid diagnostic...

Reducing Anxiety Through Secure Attachment

by Megan Sater, LMFTA According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 1 in 3 adolescents will experience an anxiety-related disorder before the age of 18. Many young people find themselves in a seemingly constant state of emotional dysregulation, caught in...

Recognizing Depression in Youth

By Chase Myers, LMHCA, BYS Therapist Down, blue, gloomy — there are a thousand different ways to tell someone you are sad, and those are just the verbal cues. If I were to ask you to think of a sad person what comes to mind? Mourners at a funeral perhaps. Or maybe a...