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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Mad in America

A cognitive-behavioral-therapy program for teens had similarly disappointing results—it proved no better than regular classwork. From 2007 to 2016, pediatric emergency-room visits for mental-health disorders rose 60 percent.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

You know, we’ve been doing this research since 2016. Schleider : So I can walk through one of our digital self-guided single-sessions for teens, one that teaches about behavioral activation. Biancolli: You had mentioned CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, but there’s actually no one modality, no one approach.

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

A 2022 large study , lead-authored by Marc Stone at the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, examined 232 drug-company trials on antidepressants submitted to the FDA between 1979 and 2016.

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Back-to-School Support & Teen Mental Health Treatment: Practical Tips for Parents

Clear Behavioral Health

A wave of studies published after the 2016 and 2020 elections found increases in election-related stress and anxiety [2]. Teens today also have little reprieve from the constant stimulation of media. Constant media stimulation exposes teens to stressors such as the presidential election in the United States.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), though more commonly prescribed to adult patients, has been shown to improve core ADHD symptoms in adolescents when used in conjunction with ADHD medication. 2016 Dec;49(12):1045-1057. Epub 2016 Nov 15. Int J Eat Disord. doi: 10.1002/eat.22643. PMID: 27859581.