Course: Young People and Mental Health

In this video young people explain which steps you can undertake when you’re feeling down. Which of these approaches works best is different per person. What would be the best …

Every now and then we all have problems keeping our focus during a long class or meeting, and we all occasionally talk while someone else was already talking. Luckily, not …

In the previous steps you learned that there are two groups of ADHD complaints: attention problems and hyperactivity & impusivity. You do not have to suffer from both types at …

Did you know that … April 2nd is world autism day, a day to create more awareness about autism. In the United States the autistic puppet Julia joined the cast …

In this video Tineke Oldehinkel explains that depression starts because of a combination of personal characteristics and someone’s environment. Does she mention the same things as you did in the …

Children that experienced many stressful events during their childhood have a bigger chance of getting anxiety-related complaints. Strangely enough, children that experienced hardly any stress also have a bigger chance …

You have just learned when you officially have depression and how often it occurs. But, can you also be a bit depressed? Tineke Oldehinkel will answer this question for you …

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is very hard to treat. Compulsive actions decrease the anxiety and tension that you feel for a short period of time, but in the end they only …

In this video, Tineke Oldehinkel explains how often depression occur, at which age it occurs and how many girls and boys suffer from depression.

In addition to compulsions, people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can also have obsessions. Obsessions are about something your are afraid or ashamed of, which cannot be stopped: you have to …

In the previous step you saw that there are many symptoms or complaints that can belong to depression. In short, depression is a combination of different complaints. In this video, …

As you just heard in the previous video, people with an eating disorder often do not seek help. That was also the case for Romy. Romy tells us that her …

A phobia is an unnecessary large fear of a certain situation, thing or animal. Phobias occur quite often: more than 10% of all youngsters have one or more of these …

In this video Tineke Oldehinkel explains what you will learn about depression in this module. You will get answers to the following questions: Can you also be a bit depressed? …

Welcome to the steps about anxiety! Fear! Feeling frightened! We all experience it every now and then, and that is a good thing. Anxiety is a very useful feeling as …