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Is Your Child Showing These Behavioral Disorder Symptoms?

We live in a world where stress is anChildren (especially young children) are
everyday thing. Many adults have troublenot capable of describing their thoughts
coping with daily stresses of work,and feelings well. So it is up to us
family,finances, etc. All these can leadadults to look out for troubling
to anxiety disorders. What about oursymptoms that may mean our children are
children? They are the same, they arehaving mental disorders. These include :
humans too and have emotions so they too1. A child is troubled by certain
are susceptible to mental and emotionalfeelings.
disorders.These feelings could be: sadness and
It is therefore very important tohopelessness for no good reason, extreme
observe our children and watch for anyanger most of the time, lots of crying,
signs that they are maybe having troubleoverreaction to minor issues, feelings
coping. According to recent studies, asof worthlessness or guilty, anxious or
many as one in five children have aworried, unable to get over the loss or
mental health disorder and one in tendeath of someone important, extremely
have a serious mental health problem.fearful or having unexplained fear,
Now, this is not a joking matter.obsessing about physical appearances,
Mental disorders can be classified intoworried that his/her mind is being
three three categories as follows:-controlled or is out of control.
1. Emotional disorders2. A child experiences life changing
- are also known as anxiety and moodcircumstances
disorders. Includes depression, bipolarSuch circumstance can result in : a
disorder, separation anxiety, anxietydecline in school performance, no
disorder, post-traumatic stress and OCDinterest in things they once loved,
(obsessive-compulsive disorder). Whatchanges in eating or sleeping patterns,
happens if this category of disorder isavoiding friends and family and wanting
not treated? Health experts say it canto be alone, daydreaming to much,
often lead to suicide!feeling like life is too difficult to
2. Behavior disordershandle, hearing voices, having suicidal
- are also referred to as disruptivethoughts.
disorders. Includes ADD (attention3. A child experiences poor
deficit Disorder)/ADHD (attentionconcentration
deficit hyperactivity disorder), conductYou child is unable to make up his/her
disorder, aggressive and/or defiantmind, unable to sit still, worried about
behavior, disruptive disorder andbeing harmed, a need to wash or clean
oppositional defiant disorder. Whatthings repeatedly or perform certain
happens if this category of disorder isroutines over and over.
not treated? Health experts say it can4. A child's behavior cause problems
often lead to dropping out of school andSome problems are : abuse of alcohol or
involvement in criminal behaviorother drugs, eating and purging,
3. Other disorderslaxative abuse, obsessively dieting or
- include eating disorders andexercising, a blatant disregard for
schizophrenia. What happens if thisothers or other people's property,
category of disorder is not treated?setting fires, abusing animals.
Health experts say it can often lead toIf your child is exhibiting such
death!behavioral traits, it is time to seek
But what are the causes of children'shelp before the situation gets out of
mental health problems? These two arecontrol. There are many treatment
the most common causes :-options for mental health disorders in
1. Biological causeschildren. You can seek individual, group
- include genetics, damage to theand family therapy, medication and play
central nervous system or chemicaltherapy. Note that such treatments are
imbalances.most beneficial when they are home,
2.Environmental causesschool and community based as your child
- include stress, exposure to violence,will be more relax and receptive in
stress, losses through death or divorcethese environment.
or environmental toxins.



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