Major Depression in Teens
Major depression goes beyond the day’s normal ups and downs. It involves a teen’s body, mood, and thoughts. It can affect and disrupt eating, sleeping, or thinking patterns.
Major depression goes beyond the day’s normal ups and downs. It involves a teen’s body, mood, and thoughts. It can affect and disrupt eating, sleeping, or thinking patterns.
Encourage your teen to eat three balanced meals a day, with fruits or vegetables as snacks.
Menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea) are severe, painful cramps that occur with menstruation.
Cognitive development means the growth of a child’s ability to think and reason. This growth happens differently from ages 6 to 12, and ages 12 to 18.
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder. A child with bulimia overeats or binges uncontrollably. This overeating may be followed by self-induced throwing up (purging).
Some breast changes or conditions are related to a young woman’s menstrual cycle, but others may occur at any time. Most breast conditions are benign.