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Sexual Abuse Treatment for Teens Treatment Issues Part 2 of 2

This blog will continue the discussion in more detail regarding the treatment issues teenagers of sexual abuse often deal with. There are two main objectives in sexual abuse treatment: Dealing with the effects of sexual abuse Decreasing risk for future sexual abuse   Common treatment issues for victims of sexual abuse: Trust, including patterns in relationships Emotional reactions to sexual abuse Behavioral reactions to sexual abuse Cognitive reactions to sexual…
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April 23, 2013
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Manic Depressive Disorder in Teenagers

Manic Depressive Disorder. Manic Depression. Bipolar Disorder. This is so confusing. Basically all three terms mean the same thing. It is a Mood Disorder where you are dealing with mood swings of intense high and intense low feelings. These mood swings or mood episodes can last one to two weeks or longer. The highs are called mania or manic episodes and the lows are depression or depressive episodes. Bipolar Disorder…
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April 22, 2013
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Sexual Abuse Treatment for Teens Types of Treatment Part 1 of 2

Sexual abuse and especially child sexual abuse is a difficult topic to even think about for most people, let alone discuss. However, if your son or daughter has been sexually abused, treatment is needed. Unfortunately, it is in the teenage years that sexual abuse often comes to light. Whether it has recently occurred such as date rape, fraternity or sorority initiation paddling, hazing, high school team hazing, gang initiation or…
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April 22, 2013
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Teens and Huffing

What is huffing? Huffing is inhaling chemicals or substances through the mouth or nose for the purpose of getting an intoxicating effect or a “high” feeling. Other terms used for huffing include: sniffing, glading, dusting, snorting, bagging, or spraying. The effects of inhalants are quick because the chemical is quickly absorbed by the lungs and passed into the bloodstream. The intoxicating feeling does not last long so some abusers with…
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April 19, 2013
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Teens and Body Image

Denverpost.com just recently posted an article about the desire of teenage girls striving to obtain the “thigh gap”. Models are using social media to maintain a following of young women wanting to obtain the “perfect” body. The media (social media, TV, music videos, movies, video games and magazines) often uses altered photos to promote unrealistic body images. What kind of message are we sending our teenagers? A lot of money…
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April 19, 2013