Title: A Guide to Teen Mental Disorders | Newport Academy
Headings: A Guide to Teen Mental Disorders
A Guide to Teen Mental Disorders
Major Depression in Teens
Teen Anxiety
Eating Disorders in Teens
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Substance Use Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder in Teens
Teenage Schizophrenia
Teen Trauma and PTSD
Other Teenage Mental Health Conditions
The Causes of Teen Mental Health Disorders
Treatment for Teen Mental Disorders

Content: Teens become depressed when they compare their lives unfavorably to the people they follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Moreover, many teens experience some degree of academic pressure. Hence, an uncertain economy and tough competition for college, grad school, and jobs make that pressure worse. Furthermore, today’s teens have fewer coping skills. Parents try to shield them from experiencing failure and disappointment. Therefore, teens have fewer chances to build resilience. Thus, they don’t learn how to cope with challenges. The adolescent brain is still growing. Hence, teens have an immature prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls self-regulation. Thus, they have a limited ability to exert control over their impulses.