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GLBT Movies to Share With Your Teens
The social construction of sexuality in our country has mostly ignored the reality of gay and lesbian adolescents. Until into the 70’s the psychiatric profession regarded homosexuality as an illness, and well into the 80’s, gay youth were treated...
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A Book I Won't Be Reading
I read a very disturbing article written by LJ Anderson in my local paper recently, about a new book by Miriam Grossman, MD, a staff psychiatrist at UCLA, and author of "Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her P...
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Grand Rounds Call for Submissions
It has finally happened. I have volunteered to host Grand Rounds 6.13 here at Teen Health 411 on December 22 and will accept submissions (to brownn at pamfri dot org) until Sunday, 12/20/09 at midnight. Sorry for the early deadline, but I am a new...
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The First Day at Work - for Teens and Parents
For teens, congratulations - you have done it - you have a job and today is the first day! Take a deep breath, be early and enthusiastic. Remember that every person working where you work now had a first day and will understand when you have quest...
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National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February 2010 is the first National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and there is a great online conversation happening all month at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) site to celebrate.As the site suggests: everyone who ...
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Schools and Parents Taking Action to Stop Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is online harassment via electronic devices, including email, text messaging, and online teen forums. The nature of this assault can be even worse than the old-fashioned kind of physical and verbal bullying - because of the anonymity...
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Five Signs of Common Mental Health Conditions
Disorders like depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder all have warning signs. If you are concerned about these signs in yourself or others, talk to a trusted adult and get help!Clinical DepressionLoss of appe...
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Gay Teens
In keeping with the theme of gay teens, a story in USA Today on 2/8/07 by Marilyn Elias talked about teens "coming out" earlier, feeling better about themselves, and feeling like there is more acceptance for homosexuality than in any other point i...
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 4.35
Thank you #1 Dinosaur at Musings of a Dinosaur for hosting Grand Rounds 4.35 this week and including my post about a new nutritional resource to help teens, or anyone, deciding to eat fast food restaurants.This week was very interesting and a grea...
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FDA Warning About Products That May be Harmful to Teens Health
Teens Beware! There are products sold on the Internet and on EBay to treat herpes and AIDS and to prevent sexually transmitted diseases that do not work and may harm you! The FDA says there are no natural products proven to treat oral or genital h...
