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Prioritizing Mental Health on International Self-Care Day: How Teen Therapy and IOP Can Help 

Clear Behavioral Health

When teenagers have a positive self-image, they are better equipped to handle stress and maintain mental health. Therapy can be instrumental in helping teens develop coping skills, boost self-esteem, and improve their emotional resilience. Health experts, including the U.S. Related: What Causes Mental Illness?

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

Mad in America

Published in 2006 was the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) study, “ The Naturalistic Course of Major Depression in the Absence of Somatic Therapy ,” which examined depressed patients who had recovered from an initial episode of depression, then relapsed but did not take any medication following their relapse.

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Predicting Suicide

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Because the risk for suicidal behavior varies across such short time periods, identifying the window when someone is most vulnerable is critical. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds (World Health Organization, 2025), and there is a sharp rise in suicidal behavior in late childhood to early adolescence.