The whys and hows of adolescent mental health

DEAR DIARY:
INSIDE AN
ADOLESCENT MIND
MIKAELA MARIE B. MEDINA-SOLIS, MD
ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
JOSE B. LINGAD MEMORIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL
OUTLINE
• Statistics
• Organics
• ALGEE
• Referral
 1 in 7 10-19-year-olds experience some

Paint me a form of mental illness

teenager's mind Depression, anxiety and behavioural

disorders are among the leading causes of
illness and disability among adolescents.

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of

death among 15-29 year-olds.

The consequences of failing to address adolescent mental health

conditions extend to adulthood, impairing both physical and mental INTERPLAY OF
health and limiting opportunities to lead fulfilling lives as adults. FACTORS
Let's get to know our teenagers!

Adolescents are
hardwired to think a
certain way.
Organically
speaking...
1. 2. 3.
The brain's
This in turn, would
amygdala matures This will be your
produce more
earlier than it's typical "hormonal
emotion rather than
prefrontal cortex. teenager".
logical thinking.
 OTHERS GENETICS
25% 25%

Different Factors

ENVIRONMENT PERSONALITY
25% 25%
ALGEE
 ASSESS the risk
Is he/she a threat to self or others?

Does his/her mental state affect his/her day-to-day

activities?

Does his/her mental state affect his/her relationships?

 LISTEN non-judgmentally

Let them steer the conversation. React with caution. Listen

actively and attentively.
GIVE
Reassurance and
Information

Provide them a sense of

security that someone is with
them. Never invalidate.
 ENCOURAGE to seek help

It's okay to not be End the stigma.

okay.
ENCOURAGE • Identify existing coping skills
and strengthen them.
self-help and other • Provide other examples or
avenues of coping.
strategies

• On self-help groups*
WHEN YOU FEEL YOU CANNOT
PROVIDE THE HELP
• STEP BACK.

• ASSURE THE CHILD THAT YOU WILL FIND

SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP HIM/HER.

• INFORM THE CHILD AND FAMILY OF THE

NEXT PLANS OF CARE.

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