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Lifestyle Psychiatrist Offers Strategies to Stem ‘Rising Tide of Despair’ in Teen Girls
Los Angeles, CA, April 3, 2023 — The current mental health care system and its go-to protocol of diagnoses, drugs and hospitalization is falling short, and at least so far, has failed to meet the challenges posed by the current mental health crisis, says Dr. Cheryl L. Green, M.D., a lifestyle psychiatrist based in Southern California. Moreover, a recent report from the CDC, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, broke the startling news that, among high school girls in the past year: 57% felt sad or hopeless; 30% considered suicide; 24% made a suicide plan; and 13% attempted suicide. “Our teens have been experiencing grave problems in their mental health for over a…


