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Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Adolescents that suffer from RAD have the false belief that they are not capable of being loved. Adolescents will seem charming and helpless to outsiders, while waging a campaign of terror within the family. Adolescents with RAD manipulate strangers with charm and even inappropriate affection, but react aggressively as soon as an adult gets too close emotionally. Among people who know them well, these individuals pick…
Triumph Youth Services
August 18, 2014
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)   Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition that includes some combination of the following problems: difficulty paying attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. ADHD affects millions of children and teens and often persists into adulthood. Adolescents with ADHD may also struggle with low self-esteem, troubled relationships, substance abuse and poor performance in school. While treatment will not cure ADHD, it can help a great…
Triumph Youth Services
August 16, 2014
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Runaway Issues…

Runaway Issues... Has your son run away or threatened to run away? You are not alone. According to the National Runaway Safeline (formerly known at the National Runaway Switchboard) one in seven kids between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away at some point. Statistics show between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a year. The North American Missing Children Association says that developing a strong…
Triumph Youth Services
August 5, 2014
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Young Men…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Wikipedia defines Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry; by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety; or by a combination of such obsessions and compulsions. A person with OCD may recognize that their obsessions are irrational or unrealistic and try to ignore them. This only increases the anxiety and the person…
Triumph Youth Services
July 31, 2014
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Young Men with Anger Issues.

Anger, Defiance and Disrespect... What are Anger, Defiance and Disrespect in a teen? Anger, defiant and disrespectful behavior in a teenager is characterized by a complete change of lifestyle and behavior to that which is opposite of friends and/or family. This behavior is not always for attention, but can be an escape. As your young man transition from being a child to an adult, he experiences conflicting emotions and changing…
Triumph Youth Services
July 28, 2014