Teen treatment centers in the US are now being flooded with a deluge of teen depression problems.  It has been proved by reports that nearly 22 percent of teens suffer from severe depression which spirals well into their adulthood.  In seven percent cases, there have been suicidal tendencies also.  Compared to adult depression, teen depression tends to last longer.  This may come as a shock but it is true because today's teen is in compulsive pressure to perform in...

Teen rehabilitation centers have been credited with not only treating but preventing teen depression from growing into mammoth proportions. As a parent, you should be sensitive to your child's feeling and be earnest enough to find out what is bothering him or her. You should not hesitate to find out what is wrong with your child and try your level best to help him or her get rid of the depression.

Is depression genetic? There are some studies that say so but then even if it...

Depression may well be the leading cause of deaths in the next two years. Today, heart attacks and cardiac failures can strike people in their 20s also. This just goes to prove stress is a part and parcel our lives. There is nothing wrong with stress because it is now a synonym of life but what matters is our reaction to stress. Teen treatment programs show to people of this age group about how nicely they can manage their stress and prevent it from reaching the limits of...

There are many who are eager to know about teenage treatment centers function and how do they treat people who are suffering from drug addiction.   The treatment actually follows on similar lines like a normal residential and outpatient treatment but in this case, there are specialists who are known to address teenage related problems. For instance, compared to adults, an increasing number of teens are known to abuse club drugs like Ecstasy; so there is a set of treatment...

Drugs addiction is one of the most vexing and pervasive problems that almost all the countries have faced. The consequence of such addiction can be devastating. The effects of drug addiction are felt on many levels.

Individuals who use drugs experience physical effects due to their drug addiction. People with drug addiction may experience anxiety, fatigue, depression, and a strong desire to use more cocaine to alleviate the feelings of the crash. Many drug users engage in criminal...

You can overcome shopping addiction and dependence with the help of a hypnosis CD. Overcoming urges to buy things at the mall and retail stores is very difficult. However, you can walk by a shop without making a purchase with the help of your subconscious mind. It doesn’t matter if your addictive spending is on objects, clothing or online. You can find help.

Nature of Addictive Purchasing

When you buy things in excess, you may have great feelings of elations for a...

Alcohol addiction is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions. While the ingestion of alcohol is necessary to develop alcoholism, the use of alcohol does not necessarily result in addiction. The quantity, frequency and regularity of alcohol consumption combined with the ramifications of financial loss, family disruption, loss of employment and health problems all contribute to the definition.

Contrary to what you may have heard alcohol addiction is not an...

Celebrity singer Johnny Cash is one of the most prolific and respected singers in the history of country music.  What some people don't know is that Johnny Cash has struggled with drug addiction for much of his professional life.  Why would such an amazing and popular singer have a problem with drug addiction?  For the same reasons that everyday people struggle with the same addiction - pressure and stress.

Celebrities are not given a free pass out of the...

About age five, you began a conversation or a running dialogue that will last your entire life. These will be the most important conversations you will ever have, as they will greatly influence who you become and to what degree you will give yourself a chance to succeed in life. This conversation is with you. Over time, nothing is more influential to your ability to give yourself a chance than your self-talk. Indeed, self-talk and self-image are closely entwined.

Like many...

Unfortunately one of the most popular activities online is gambling. For those of us who are not interested in gambling, it may seem odd or unbelievable. But for anyone who likes to gamble or has a gambling problem, online betting is a 24/7 temptation. In 2006, more than $15 billion dollars was spent on online gambling.

In addition to the problem the Internet presents for compulsive gamblers , betting sites are often a teenager's first exposure to Internet gambling and the...