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As I said in the first post, not all teenagers are emotionally or mentally ill. Nor are they all junkies. Nor are they all punks. Nonetheless, we have a serious problem here in the Good ‘Ole USofA and we need to embrace it and take action. As much psychiatric emergency work as I do, I’ve seen a wide variety of very tragic and sad situations. A few examples – cannabis induced psychosis, self-injury, suicidal/homicidal ideation and attempts, acute mania, severe opposition and conduct issues, runaways, and alcohol and drug abuse.

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Teenage Wasteland

by Bill on March 2, 2010

Let me preface my comments by offering my respects to Marie Osmond and the Osmond Family…most of all to the name of Michael Blosil. I have to be blunt, though. He’s the son of a celebrity, so his reported suicide and history of depression and substance abuse hits the headlines. But teens are dying everywhere without a lot of far-reaching hoopla.

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Teenage Suicide: Some Hopeful News

by Bill on October 12, 2009

Teenage suicide is an awful problem. Suicide is the third leading killer of youth aged 15-24. Something surely needs to be done, and here’s some research that helps.

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