Why do many psychiatric disorders emerge during adolescence?

Why do many psychiatric disorders emerge during adolescence?

Many psychiatric disorders emerge in adolescence, when profound changes take place in the brain. Paus and colleagues provide an overview of the neurobiological changes that occur during adolescence and discuss their possible relationship to the emergence of psychopathology. The peak age of onset for many psychiatric disorders is adolescence, a time of remarkable physical and behavioural changes. The processes in the brain that underlie these beh…

“We have a guest here today. It’s okay if you only talk as much as you feel comfortable with,” a psychologist who runs a group therapy for people with eating disorders introduced me to her clients. I found myself in a strange situation: I was both in and out of group therapy. I didn’t come there as a client. As a journalist, I cover the topic of eating disorders […]

Recognizing, Addressing, and Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents

Margot Rittenhouse, MS, LPCC, discussed how caregivers and clinicians alike can identify warning signs and support adolescents experiencing eating disorders.

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Peer support service for people struggling with eating disorders - Public Health Network Cymru

A peer support service for people struggling with eating disorders has been hailed as a “game changer” by Minister Sarah Murphy. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS) is providing early intervention support, including innovative peer support from those with lived experience of eating disorders. The programme, expanded with Welsh Government funding, […] The post Peer support service for people struggli…