Emotional Health
Emotional Health
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From Emotional Health Problems to Emotional Health Care
Emotional health problems in children and adolescents include several types of emotional and behavioral disorders, including disruptive, depression, anxiety, and pervasive developmental (autism) disorders, characterized as either internalizing or externalizing problems.
Disruptive behavioral problems such as temper tantrums, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional, defiant, or conduct disorders are the most common behavioral problems in preschool and school-age children.
A number of published studies estimate that racial and ethnic minority children and youth are one third as likely to receive emotional health services as Whites despite
comparable rates of emotional or behavioral disturbances across ethnic / racial groups. The studies show that 6.6% of ethnic minority children and youth receive services compared to 20% of White children.
Stigma and judgment prevent Black / African Americans from seeking treatment for their emotional illnesses. Emotional Health America reports that Black / African Americans believe that mild depression or anxiety would be considered “crazy” in their social circles. Furthermore, many believe that discussions about mental illness would not be appropriate even among family.
These attitudes continue to influence the willingness of minority groups to seek services to address emotional disturbances in children. Minority groups may be more open to seeking services to address emotional health care if these services could be routinized
in much the same way as seeking physical health checkup.
Contact Our Children Our Future Inc to schedule an initial screening for your child. We work with children between the age of 2 and 25.
Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents
- Anxiety disorders
- Depressive disorders
- Conduct disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Oppositional defiance disorder
Help Your Child Deal With Emotional Anxiety
Many children have fears and worries, and may feel sad and hopeless from time to time. Strong fears may appear at different times during development. For example, toddlers are often very distressed about being away from their parents, even if they are safe and cared for.
Although fears and worries are typical in children, persistent or extreme forms of fear and sadness could be due to anxiety or depression. Because the symptoms primarily involve thoughts and feelings, they are called internalizing disorders.
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