Troubled Teens: The Fix Dr. John Mayer

Dr. Mayer interviews a young female who vividly describes her progression from an ideal home life in a comfortable upper-middle class suburban home to a teen obsessed with smoking pot and drinking. She enters college and her drug use escalates and expands into cocaine and as she describes, “…it is downhill from there.” Like she […] The post Troubled Teens: THE FIX – Sophie-The Secret Life of a Teen in Trouble appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In this episode Dr. Mayer interviews a young man with Asperger’s Disorder. You’ve heard about it in the news reports as being associated with some of the headline cases of young people doing extreme acts. Well, here it is. Listen to how this condition effects the life of a young person in their teens. The […] The post Troubled Teens: THE FIX – This is what Asperger’s Sounds like! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Mayer departs from guest interviews in this show to discuss examples of some the conditions in the mental health field that contribute to the explosion of violence we see in our troubled teenagers. He begins with the case of Anthony (alias) an explosive 14 year-old escalating in his aggression toward others. Mayer details how […] The post Troubled Teens: THE FIX – State-of-the-State Show-Conditions in Mental Health Care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In this episode a single mom details her story of her beautiful, loving, happy little boy growing into a monster in his teen years with no apparent cause. After an experiencing what many would consider an ideal childhood, maybe too indulged, spoiled, her son develops rages when she tries to place any restrictions on him, […] The post Troubled Teens: THE FIX – Single Mom Terrorized by Jekyll and Hyde Teen appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Mayer interviews Mike, a very intelligent young man from an upper-middle class family of professional parents. Mike’s parents separation and living in disorganization bordering on hoarding sets the stage for a boy to recluse himself from society. In the interview Mike describes his teenage years and takes us on a spellbinding journey of a […] The post Troubled Teens: THE FIX – Anxiety Locks a Teen into Social Prison appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This episode highlights the real story of Jim, a teenager who’s life has been decimated by drugs, drinking, sex and violence. Jim appeared live on the show and was interviewed by Dr. Mayer. Jim is from a stable, middle class family just like yours and mine and his story highlights how a teen can start […] The post Troubled Teens: THE FIX – No Stops in a Teen’s Path to Destruction appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.