The National Institute of Mental Health just published a study that lists the signs
that a teenager may be at risk of developing a full-blown mental
illness like schizophrenia. Some of the indicators include
"deteriorating social functioning (for example, spending increasing
amounts of time alone in one’s room, doing nothing); increase in
suspicion/paranoia (such as suspicion of being followed); and past or
current drug abuse."
Um. Is it just me or does that sound like every teen I have ever known?
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