Home › ADD ADHD Library › ADHD Info by Tags

Parenting ADHD Teens

Teen Suicide Rates Increase as Prescriptions Decrease

in

A lot of teenagers, and even children, are prescribed antidepressants, somewhere from 1% to 1.5% of the population. At one point studies estimated that as many as 1.66% of children or adolescents were prescribed antidepressant medication, but after the FDA required a "black box" warning label for the medications in 2005, the prescription rate has dropped. The warning label states that the use of antidepressants among children and teenagers is associate with an increased risk of suicial thoughts, and suicial behaviors. So physicians have backed off of prescribing the medications.

However, the estimated suicide rate among American adolescents is about 16%. Read more of the article...

Teenagers and Depression

in

Depression in Teenagers

With as many as 25% of teenagers with ADHD being clinically depressed, it is important to understand what depression looks like, why it is important to treat it and manage it, and the treatment options available.

When we think of someone who is depressed, we usually picture a sad, tearful, lonesome person. But teenagers with depression don't look like adults with depression. Read more of the article...

ADHD, Depression, and Adolescent Girls

in

Depression and ADHD in Teenage Girls

Read more of the article...

Teen Rebellion Question

in

My 12 y/o son has been treated successfully with Concerta and Omega oils for about 3 years - in an inclusive behaviour management classroom - there is no other way to help kids here in Canada - you either stick them full time in a class with other kids that present all types of behaviour issues - or if you are lucky and have a son or daughter that does no present out of the ordinary behaviour you might be able to find a spot in a class where if and when he needs behaviour modification a youth worker will, away from his daily environment, help him modify his behaviour. This is not like home, it works, it tough, but he has learned a lot in the past two years. Read more of the article...

6 Ways to Communicate Clearly With Your Teen: Guest Author

in

Communicate Clearly With Your Teen

By Christine McGogy

How would you like to have a closer relationship with your teen again? Your ability to communicate effectively with your teen is one of the most precious skills you can develop to achieve this goal.

When we think of communication, we tend to think only of the way we can express ourselves. This is certainly important, but listening is the single most crucial of all communication skills. Read more of the article...

Learn about ADHD with Videos and Podcasts for Parents

in

Here is our complete VIDEO library (as found on YouTube) and several of our PODCASTS. The VIDEOS have all been recently created, and the PODCASTS are typically old radio interviews or recent seminars by Dr. Cowan. Take your time. We hope you learn from them.

ADHD Videos

ADHD Videos from our clinical editor Dr. Doug Cowan on ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and related topics such as alternative treatments for ADHD:

Parent's Podcast Library

One by one we are adding sound files in a podcast format from semiars and workshops led by our Clinical Editor Dr. Doug Cowan. We are just learning how to edit them from perhaps 60 minutes down to about 40 minutes for easier listening. We hope that the programs are helpful to you and your family.

First we will upload the lectures that we have from Dr Doug's "Navigating in the New World" seminars. This six-week class is for parents and teens, and is held each year Read more of the article...

« first‹ previous12345next ›last »
Syndicate content

Back to top