The treatment of substance-related problems depends on the type of substance, the specific problems it is causing, the stage of the illness, your insight and motivation, and whether the environment is more likely to support efforts at change or to provide temptations to stay hooked. Before there is even a chance that treatment can be Read more
How could your child develop such an illness? Many different factors, acting together, cause depression. The child’s complicated makeup, including genetic endowment, physical health and psychological style, all contribute. The child’s environment also plays a role. He or she interacts with – and over time is shaped by – you, siblings, friends, school and the Read more