Diagnosing on Children and Adolescents (part 1)

     In the century of technology and civilization, mental health has received a myriad of attention from the community. Hence, besides bacteria and diseases, people are protecting their beloved ones from psychological causes of mental illness. Since more and more painful stories about suicidal teenagers are published and shared, the cautions have increased in society. Parents start caring more about the behaviors of their children and adolescents. In the digital age, it is not hard to find an article about a mental issue. When online diagnosis becomes popular among the parents, children and adolescents can either receive an effective treatment or a risky, reverse effect for their mental problems.

     Now, let’s discuss the advantages of this method. Since the Internet includes a large amount of data about mental health among the young generation, many parents decide to use this source to diagnose their children and adolescents. The benefits of diagnosing using online sources are saving time and budget for every family. It’s the fastest way to acknowledge whether a teenager or a child is typical or atypical. Through some typings and several clicks, parents can now form a general theory about their sons and daughters’ mental situations, save them from confusion. Based on the available syndromes, parents can find ways to treat the mental problems for their young, beloved ones. At this point, two main decisions might come to their mind: treating the victims themselves or seeking help from an expert in the field. Why does the first decision seem to be dominant in the game? The reason is that mental treatments are always provided on psychological websites. Are the sources trustful? Only if they are published by the specialists. Are the published treatments effective? They obviously work great. So what is the problem here? 

Eurus Thach.