Bipolar Disorder Is More Than A Typical Adolescent Mood Swing
by Vanessa Bruce Little | Bipolar Disorder is often misunderstood. Here’s how to know when it might be something more than just typical adolescent emotions…
» Read moreCategory: Teen Mental Health Blog Series
Country Parent blog has teamed up with Teen Mental Health, an organization led by the IWK and Dalhousie University, to bring you a series of blog posts regarding the most common mental illnesses in adolescence. The posts are authored by Vanessa Bruce Little, the Knowledge Translation Lead at TeenMentalHealth.org.
You (Probably) Don’t Have OCD
by Vanessa Bruce Little | By this point, you likely know how I intend to start this post. You’ve heard it before, but the words we use matter. OCD is one of those terms we often hear casually thrown around to…
» Read moreAnxiety Is Not A Synonym For Stress
By Vanessa Bruce Little | Although Anxiety Disorders are the most common mental illnesses experienced by Canadians, they still only affect about 12% of the population over the course of…
» Read moreDepression Is More Than Just Having A Bad Day
by Vanessa Bruce Little | A recent UK study asked people to report on their experience of mental illness and found something quite shocking…
» Read moreNot Everything Is a Mental Illness
by Vanessa Bruce Little | Youth today – and parents too – know far more about mental health and mental illness than past generations. Awareness campaigns, among other initiatives, have raised the profile of mental illness both in Canada and worldwide…
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