Fresh Take: Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell on "Therapy Speak" and Adolescent Mental Health
Is there actually an explosion of mental health conditions among teens? Or is it an increase in "therapy speak" based on what teens see on social media? Dr. Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell, author of GIRLHOOD, TRANSLATED, explains how parents can translate therapy speak to better understand their teens.
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In this interview, Dr. Garfinkle-Crowell explains:
- How greater mental health awareness has meant destigmatization but also some casual over-identification
- Why adolescents are particularly vulnerable the influence of mental health content they see on TikTok or Instagram
- How a self-diagnosis can function both as validation of a teen's feelings and a way to protect themselves from having to discuss those feelings further (the label as the be-all and end-all)
- How to "translate" the therapy speak your teenager might be using in order to have more productive conversations about their mental health
Here's where you can find Dr. Garfinkle-Crowell and her work:
- www.suzannegarfinklecrowellmd.com
- Buy GIRLHOOD TRANSLATED: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9798217085736
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