Parks, Peggy J.

From anxiety disorders and depression to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia, young people can be stricken with many different mental illnesses. Each of these illnesses has its own symptoms, characteristics, and severity. Kids and Mental Illness presents a realistic picture of these conditions, what is known about their causes, what it's like to live with them, and the latest on treatments and cures.

Religious discrimination affects people of all different faiths, from Judaism and Christianity to Islam, whose followers are known as Muslims. Research has shown that Muslims face religious discrimination the most of any religious group, followed by Jews. Religious Discrimination examines what this discrimination entails, how it is manifested, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address this discrimination.

The term "racial discrimination" refers to people being treated unequally and unfairly solely because of their race. Although it is a considered a problem throughout the United States, not everyone agrees about the seriousness of it. Racial Discrimination examines what this discrimination entails, how it is manifested, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address this discrimination.

Explains what post-traumatic stress disorder is, what causes it, how it affects daily life, possible treatments, and how people overcome it or learn to live with it.

"Explores the history of the Black Lives Matter movement, the formidable, often controverisal civil rights movement that seeks equality and fair treatment of black citizens by law enforcement and society as a whole.".

Explores how science is being used to create sustainable wildlife habitats.

More than 2.2 billion people worldwide are active on social media—a full 30 percent of the global population. In this book readers will learn how Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and other social media, have become an integral part of people’s lives, affecting their attitudes, relationships, mental health—and personal safety.

As much as most people value their privacy, the amount of information they share freely on social media is astounding. While this sharing may help create communities, security experts say it also destroys privacy. This book will discuss the scope of the growing privacy problem, potential consequences of (3z(Boversharing,(3y (Band efforts to address it.

Discusses the dangers of using painkillers including their addictive properties, the challenges of treatment and recovery, and efforts to prevent their use and abuse.

Discusses the dangers of using e-cigarettes including their addictive properties, the challenges of treatment and recovery, and efforts to prevent their use and abuse.