BALTIMORE (Johns Hopkins) - Want to know what's really going on with teen-agers? Watch how they interact — or don't — with other people.
Most people know that such common warning signs as dropping out of school or getting into trouble with the law can alert society to a teen's state of mind, or even signal the presence of a psychiatric disorder. But Johns Hopkins researchers think that problems can be identified and treated much sooner, by observing how teens relate to others in a variety of social settings.
"Girls and boys who have depression and anxiety, and often those things go together, are likely to not be doing the normal things that teen-agers do. Not getting along with their peers, staying alone a lot, not engaged in organizations," says Hopkins clinical psychologist Dr. Anne Riley, who led a study of nearly 300 teen-agers. Dr. Riley says the persistence of social isolation can help parents tell the difference between a psychiatric disorder and normal teen-age moodiness. Copyright 1998 The Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved.
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