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Prevent Depression in Teens With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Thanks on your info. It helped me alot in my college assignment.

Debt Relief of AL 6:19PM February 24, 2012

I am a Survivor! I too used to struggle with depression, anxiety, and cutting when I was a teenager. They are very common issues in today’s adolescence. In fact, I am now a mental health counselor and have written a book entitled, Chains Be Broken: Finding Freedom from Cutting, Anxiety, Depression, Anorexia, and Suicide. It is my personal story directed to teens who are struggling with mental health issues and parents of these teens. I am posting this because I strongly believe in receiving help for these issues and am hoping my story will be able to help others. You can read a clip from my book on my website at http://www.chainsbebroken.com Please share with anyone you think might be able to benefit. Thank you!
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Mental Health Counselor

Shannon Rowell of FL 5:24PM July 11, 2011

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seo lace of AL 8:17PM May 01, 2010

When I was younger ( twenty years ago ) I went to a cognitive behavioral
therapist with depression and and anxiety. With work I was able to move into an apartment alone, work successfully and develop good relationships. But I also needed an antidepressant along with the therapy - That is what the two separate schools of thought cannot get together on. It's always " CBT vs meds " and because of this line drawn in the sand
the patient doesn't always get what they need. ( You may say doctors offer both, but I've yet to see it! )

Melissa of MD 3:28PM January 31, 2010

I am an undergrad working on a bachelors in Psychology. When I graduate I will be looking to go into a grad school for clinical and eventually getting a doctorate in Clinical Psych. Even though I'll be a clinician, I'd really like to add this therapy to my repertoire. Is there a specific degree that I'll have to have in order to practice it?

Lawanda Sprague of PA 1:31PM December 03, 2009

I think your article is informative and a good resource for families. Cognitive behavioral and problem-solving therapies can really help teens and children learn the coping skills they need to develop to manage their moods. It's an amazing job to watch adolescents go from not having goals and dreams to having them! WOrking with adolescents is a specialty of mine--www.kimjonescounseling.com
-Kim Jones MA MFT

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brandon of OH 11:28AM November 02, 2009

I am the mother of a 11 yr old with G.A.D and S.A.D. She was diagnosed at the age of 8. Life was very difficult until we started treatment. I am a mother against rushing to the use of medications, so I found a psychologist that used CBT in her practice. Within a very short time, we saw amazing results! I could hardly believe it! The amount of stomach aches and headaches were diminished to virtually none, and when she did have an issue she was able to think it out and talk her self out of it. We are now 3 yrs into treatment, we no longer see a psychologist because she has it under control and even when life gets to her, she is able to keep her worries under control! It is an amazing treatment and process, and we were blessed to find a psychologist that was able to help cope with my daughters problems without adding medication to her daily life .

Jill of OH 12:48PM August 03, 2009

I suffer from dysthymia as well and CBT is the only thing that consistently helps. I tell myself two things...
1. All good people will be in a breathtaking afterlife someday, where there will be no depression, no pain, no illness and no discouragement;
2. It's worth being alive because I can relieve the suffering of others...even if it's just by adopting an abused animal or by donating $10 to hungry kids overseas.
These are just examples of CBT. It's a powerful therapy that makes it possible to fight tidal waves of depression ... which are often just chemical in nature, after all. CBT is a great tool for kids to have.

Jennifer Martin of IL 12:17PM June 10, 2009

For over a decade now CBT has also been recognized as the leading therapy method in alcohol and drug treatment. By helping people to realize why they feel the need to use, we can address the causes and conditions that got them there in the first place. You might be interesting in knowing that it goes back to something even more basic than thoughts and feelings. It is all generated by our belief system and flows something like this:
Beliefs--thought--feelings--actions
In essence: What I believe controls how I think, how I feel, and how I act. It is not necessarily the situation that causes the actions but what I believe about the situation. Unfortunately most children have developed their belief system early on, sometimes before first grad. Our family, friends and of course most influentially the media tell use what we should believe about ourselves and the world around us.
I believe that a lot of the depression and anxiety in children develops when what were told doesn't add up to what we experience growing up. We either develop defense mechanisms or mental health disorders.
I work with a number of clients who suffer from co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse and depression. I use CBT to allow them to begin to recognize why the believe and think the way they do and in turn eliminate the "stinking thinking" by changing their belief system.
Thank you for your article. I ran across it on the web and you did a very good job of presenting the information. I plan on reading some of the others you have written. I believe it is important to get this type of information out. I have been volunteering as an addiction counselor for many years now and have recognized the need to address mental health issues in teens before it turns into a life disabling condition.

Wayne Hawley of GA 8:35AM June 09, 2009