Internal family systems (IFS) therapy is a type of psychotherapy that understands each person – or mind – as having multiple parts. These inner parts are all valuable, but sometimes experiences like trauma can push parts into more extreme roles. This can cause a person to feel and act in negative or harmful ways and pull them away from their genuine, authentic self.
Families play a huge role in child and adolescent mental health. As some of the young people’s closest relationships, families can constitute a support system
For adolescents with BPD, early intervention and timely treatment are crucial to prevent long-term harm such as other mental health conditions or problems in school and social life. But research on adolescent treatment for BPD is still relatively limited and many established treatments for adults haven’t been studied among young people with the disorder.
Young people with all body shapes and weights can have eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex psychological conditions characterised by harmful attitudes and behaviours, such as restrictive eating, binge eating, and body dissatisfaction. Disordered eating behaviours can happen regardless of a person’s weight or what their body looks like.
While eating disorders are complex conditions, they are treatable. With the right support, young people can recover and enjoy a healthy, fulfilling future. Treatment providers who have experience working with autistic people can adapt therapy sessions and other approaches to ensure that treatment is comfortable and welcoming for each individual.
Depression is a mental health disorder that interferes with a young person’s daily life and ability to do the things they normally would. It’s often difficult for a young person with depression to feel better without additional support. However, effective treatment can help young people to recover, make positive changes, and enjoy life.
Perfectionism – and particularly socially-prescribed perfectionism – is a common characteristic of young people with BPD and associated with a range of borderline personality traits.
In Saudi Arabia, young people make up the majority of the population. Around a quarter of its residents are between the ages of 15 and
As with other parts of the Arab world, eating disorders have increased in Saudi Arabia in recent years. The prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours is now worryingly high, with studies showing that around 7% of Saudi adolescents and young adults have an eating disorder.
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