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Dealing with the security situation in Israel is a challenge for anyone, more so for children. With news everywhere and at all times, children are exposed to this reality from a young age. An open channel of communication between children and parents is crucial for developing healthy coping mechanisms.
For more on the topicGenerally, disorders can be divided into behavioral problems, emotional problems and developmental problems. It is important to remember that various developmental problems can appear in children, and it is important to make sure that autism and similar developmental problems are ruled out, as part of the diagnostic process.
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Anxiety is a common, natural, emotion, which mainly relates to an unusual feeling of fear. Usually, anxiety is a natural and healthy process, however, it is important to separate between a transient feeling of anxiety, and a situation that is diagnosed as an "anxiety disorder", which should be takern seriously and treated professionally.
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A group of neuropsychiatric disorders that begins in childhood or adolescence and usually diminishes in adulthood. Although most tics are involuntary, they can be suppressed for a short period of time. American classification distinguishes between several types of tic disorder: transient tics, chronic motor tics or chronic vocal tics, non-specific tics and Tourette syndrome, which is the most severe tic disorder. Motor and vocal tics are divided into simple and complex tics.
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Adolesence is complex, a constant rush and swing of emotions. Many parents find it difficult to determine when a specific behavior in their adolescent children is normal and when it might represent symptoms of depression.
Clinical depression is not a passing emotion but rather a complex mental condition that requires treatment.
Many people sometimes feel that they are not satisfied with their weight, but when talking about eating disorders, the dose of these feelings throughout the day is much increased - and becomes very central in everyday life, to the point of dealing with them almost exclusively. In addition, the body will not receive its nutritional needs.
At the center of the disorder is the mental distress it causes, accompanied by nutritional damage.
Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Their Impact on Mental Health
The eating patterns of children tend to differ from those of adults. They may be picky, or refuse to eat new foods, go for long periods without eating or forget to eat altogether, and many other behaviors. While sometimes this is a transient phase, at other times, the limited variety of foods children consume may result from an eating disorder, leading to real nutritional deficiencies.
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Anorexia nervosa, also known by the short name 'anorexia', is an eating disorder characterized by a distorted perception of the body structure and weight of the person suffering from it. People dealing with anorexia experience a great fear of gaining weight, and as a result may drastically limit the food they eat.
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An eating disorder characterized by bouts of excessive eating, which are followed by a 'purging' phase to prevent weight gain. These eating bouts will often lead to feelings of lack of control, guilt and shame. Bulimia can lead to death as a result of dehydration, loss of salts, cardiac arrest and more.
