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Mental health care for LGBTQ teens is limited in the U.S. and can be difficult to access, according to a study. Some lawmakers are trying to change that. ... counseling on sexual orientation and ...
As experts continue to warn of a growing youth mental health crisis, new data is shedding light on how severely high school students have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic. Over one-third ...
Teens in southwest Ohio still say they're struggling with their mental health, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. But fewer now say they're anxious, depressed and isolated than did during the ...
They found a relative increase in registered mental health problems during the pandemic, as well as relatively more care provided to patients with mental health problems. [63] Young people, people with pre-existing mental health disorders, and people who are financially disadvantaged have been found to face an increase in declining mental ...
Some risk factors that contribute to declining mental health are heteronormativity, discrimination, harassment, rejection (e.g., family rejection and social exclusion), stigma, prejudice, denial of civil and human rights, lack of access to mental health resources, lack of access to gender-affirming spaces (e.g., gender-appropriate facilities ...
Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM), draws a distinction between paraphilias (which it describes as atypical sexual interests) and paraphilic disorders (which additionally require the experience of distress, impairment in functioning, and/or ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit one of its most dangerous peaks in 2021, nearly half of young people in the U.S. had a substance use or mental health disorder, a federal survey found.
A thorough sexual history and assessment of general health and other sexual problems (if any) are important when assessing sexual dysfunction, because it is usually correlated with other psychiatric issues, such as mood disorders, eating and anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia.