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McLean’s Guide to Managing Mental Health Around the Holidays

There are a variety of reasons why your days may not be merry and bright around the holiday season. It can be the jam-packed social calendar, deadlines at work, the loss of a loved one, sunless winter days, or all of the above. Keep Reading To Learn How to deal with pressure from family and friends...

Video: When Young People + School = Anxiety

School can be stressful at any age, and it’s perfectly natural for K-12 students to experience some level of anxiety. But for some kids and teens, school-related anxiety can grow so intense that it hinders their learning and mental well-being and might even lead them to avoid school altogether. So...

Video: When Perfect Becomes Problematic: Perfectionism and More

Children grow up with all kinds of incentives to strive for perfection—from the encouragement of adults to the recognition and personal pride that can follow great achievement. There’s no question that this drive often serves kids and teens well. But, taken too far, it can also create serious mental...

Video: Anxiety in Kids and Teens 101

Experiencing anxiety is a natural part of growing up, and there’s no question that kids and teens face many very real reasons to feel anxious. Typically, they learn to navigate those feelings. But when anxiety persists and becomes seemingly unmanageable, it can impact schoolwork, relationships, and...

Video: Managing Your Mental Health During Presidential Election Season

Turn on your TV today, and you’re likely to be bombarded by political ads. Check your social media feeds, and chances are you’ll run across someone’s rant about this party or that politician. Show up at just about any social event, and you’re all but certain to get an earful of unsolicited advice on...

Why You Put Things Off Until the Last Minute

It’s the end of your workday and you’re staring at the to-do list you made earlier. You have one project at the bottom of the list that you’ve been putting off. It’s already late—you still haven’t gotten to it. You tell yourself you’ll tackle the item tomorrow. You become increasingly frustrated...

Psychedelic Therapy: Transforming Mental Health Care

In the quiet, dimly lit room, a patient sits comfortably, surrounded by soft music and gentle voices guiding them through a journey of self-discovery. This isn’t a scene from a science fiction novel but a groundbreaking approach to mental health treatment known as psychedelic-assisted therapy. As...

Do You Know the Difference Between Panic and Anxiety?

We, as humans, need anxiety. Why? Anxiety is information. It tells us when we must freeze, flee, or fight and mobilizes our body to respond quickly, without thinking. Without anxiety, we would not be able to avoid real threats to our well-being. However, we also feel anxiety about imagined threats...

Video: What Is Anxiety?

McLean’s R. Meredith Elkins, PhD, walks us through the basics of anxiety—especially in children and adolescents—and helps us understand healthy and unhealthy signs and symptoms and how to know when to seek help. Find resources and more about the expert below. Anxiety 101 Anxiety is one of the...

Video: Anxiety in Kids and Teens: What To Watch For

Anxiety can be especially disruptive in the lives of children and teens. McLean’s Abigail Stark, PhD, helps us understand anxiety in young people and recognize signs that a child needs help. Find resources and more about the expert below. What Is Normal Anxiety? First of all, it’s important to know...

Video: How Adults Can Help Young People Who Are Struggling

When a child or teen is struggling with anxiety, it can be hard as parents or other key adults in the child’s life to know what to do. McLean’s R. Meredith Elkins, PhD, offers strategies for adults to help the young people they care for. Find resources and more about the expert below. Compassion and...

Video: Anxiety in Kids: Is It Fear? Anxiety? Or a Phobia?

McLean’s Michelle Silverman, PhD, helps us identify the differences between fear, anxiety, and phobias. She also talks a bit about how we can help kids when they encounter each. Find resources and more about the expert below. Fear vs. Anxiety Fear is a basic, universal human emotion—it’s something...

Video: How Procrastination Affects Kids and Teens

We all procrastinate sometimes. McLean’s Michelle Silverman, PhD, helps us recognize when procrastination can be disruptive in a young person’s life and what to do when it is. Find resources and more about the expert below. Why We Procrastinate Procrastination among kids and adolescents is a common...

Video: Anxiety in Kids: What’s the Difference Between Panic and Anxiety?

Panic attacks and anxiety are often confused for each other. McLean’s Michelle Silverman, PhD, helps us understand the difference between panic and anxiety especially when either is affecting a child or teen. Find resources and more about the expert below. Panic vs. Anxiety A panic attack is an...

Video: What Is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder?

McLean’s Jacqueline Sperling, PhD, helps us to understand avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), how it disrupts the life of a child or teen, and how to get young people the help they may need. Find resources and more about the expert below. What Is ARFID? When you think of eating...