Ep. #08 Adolescent Mental Health Issues- Teen social anxiety, Depression, Bulimia with Psychologist Tripti Vaid

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Today’s episode is for all those parents who are struggling with their teenagers and young adolescents who are suffering from various mental health issues and how you can fix it well in time.

For giving us some valuable insights on all these topics we have with us Tripti Choudhary Vaid who is a Psychologist specializing in Emotional Disorders of children, adolescents, and young adults. She has been practicing for the last 10 years and has extensive experience in trauma-based psychotherapy called- (EMDR). She holds workshops and lectures on different aspects of raising children in today’s age. She is also an International Affiliate member with the American Psychological Association.

SHOW NOTES

1. What is teen social anxiety disorder? Teens are concerned about any and everything. their body, their weight, acne, boyfriends. They worry about people, especially their peers' opinions about them. At what point does this behaviour become worrisome and when do we call this as social anxiety?

2. How to handle teens at puberty? I am yet to reach that stage but I fear it. Because I know, how I was back in the day. My plan up till now is to let them be. Tripti shares with us some concrete parenting tips for handling teens and what they actually expect from parents at that age.?

3. Then we spoke a bit about the common eating disorders starting with bulimia. Many teens, especially girls who are conscious of their weight, exhibit this behavior. What are its signs and how do we correct this behavior?

4. She also shed some light on anorexia nervosa? What are its causes and how do we approach it, especially in a teen.?

5. Depression is a rising illness amongst teens and its occurrence has increased owing to the lockdown. How to know that a child is depressed and How can we handle our teens better during these tough times?

6. Tripti’s expertise lies in EMDR therapy. Here she explained to us what it is and how it can benefit patients of emotional distress secondary to mental trauma.?

RESOURCES
You can find Tripti vaid on

Website

http://www.childpsychologistindia.com/

Instagram

https://instagram.com/psychologist.tripti

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/triptichoudharypsychologist/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/TriptiVaid

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6MtrrHh14m5cm2kNsvbK8g

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