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When Your Child Is Diagnosed with Chronic Illness

Parents want to protect their children and keep them safe. It can be particularly devastating to learn that your child has a chronic illness such as diabetes, cancer or juvenile arthritis. By managing your own emotions during this time, you… Read more >>

Depression and Anxiety in Children with Chronic Health Conditions

Some children and teenagers with chronic health conditions react to the worries and disruptions the condition presents by becoming depressed or overly anxious. The term for this is “internalizing problems.” The child responds to the condition with internal mental turmoil… Read more >>

Understanding the Link Between Chronic Disease and Depression [downloadable]

A chronic disease is a condition that lasts at least one year and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both. Examples of chronic diseases include autoimmune diseases, diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, hypothyroidism, multiple… Read more >>

Stressed Out Young Adults

Young adulthood is a time of transformation, independence, and discovery—but it also comes with unique challenges. Join us as we talk with CHC experts, Erin Hoolihan, PsyD and Zahra Murtaza, PhD about the stressors young adults face, from navigating individuation… Read more >>

Misophonia: What It Is, Symptoms and Triggers

It is not unusual for people to occasionally be irritated by some everyday sounds. But for individuals with misophonia, the sound of someone smacking their lips or clicking a pen can make them want to scream or hit out. Misophonia… Read more >>

‘Bigorexia’ Is On The Rise. Here’s What Parents Should Know

Parents today are generally aware of mental health conditions that relate to body image, including common disorders like anorexia. But experts warn a lesser-known issue is on the rise, particularly among boys: muscle dysmorphia, aka “bigorexia.” With bigorexia, the afflicted person… Read more >>

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