What do teenagers do with mental disorders?

Adolescents are the ones who need the most care, health care and psychological care because they are going through a difficult phase of adolescence where their personality crystallizes and begins to experience of life more widely and more deeply.

It is not a secret to adolescence not only for children but also for their parents and the difficulties they face in teaching and guiding their children struggling for independence and refining their personalities with their children. hand away from the pressure exerted by the parents.

Mental and psychological health plays a major role in the formation of adolescent personality. Thus, any particular problem or conflict can have negative consequences for adolescents, including social deprivation, which experts describe as a risk factor for adolescents and children with mental health problems and mental illnesses.

Social deprivation affects adolescents with mental disorders

"The injuries caused to adolescents and children by mental disorders are due to various factors, including genes and environmental conditions," said Anmakulada Balanca, a psychologist and psychologist at the Puerta de Eero Hospital in Madrid.

The change in family and social status has a psychological impact on children's mental health, according to the Spanish ANSA.

Palanca emphasized the need to reduce drug treatment and to obtain a more intensive and systematic treatment for better results. Considering that teens who suffer from emotional self-regulation or severe behavioral problems due to living in a complex family environment have difficulties in speeding up treatment.

However, in cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Moderate or Severe Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychotic Disorders, or Severe Depression, the need for medication has decreased. declared Palanca.

According to the World Health Organization, about 20% of children and adolescents in the world suffer from mental disorders. The most serious disorders that require the entry of specialized treatment clinics are severe behavioral disorders, emotional disorders and psychosis.

Teen depression due to social media

A study by researchers at the University of College London found that over-reliance on social media can cause depression among teens due to online harassment, sleep disturbances, negative perception of body shape and a marked decline in self-esteem.

In the study, 14-year-old girls were more likely to use social media more than 3 hours a day, compared with 20% of teenage girls.

The study found that 12% of those who used social media in small numbers and 38% of those who used it more than 5 hours a day showed signs of more severe depression.