Boarding Schools for Girls

"When no boys are in the classroom girls take part more. They answer more questions, and they argue more. I guess you would say they debate more, but I remember the same situation happening when boys were in the class and a couple of them yelled out "Cat Fight!" The girls got angry, and they stopped debating."

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• Study suggests that many children with social anxiety are unable to read facial expressions

  Teens who suffer from extreme social anxiety may benefit from enrolling in boarding schools, many of which can provide troubled adolescents with therapeutic support. more...

• Students have more mental disorders in classes with few materials, stressed teachers

  Teens with behavioral or academic problems can have a hard enough time as it is succeeding in a nurturing school. Now, researchers are saying that a negative classroom environment may increase students' risk of mental problems. more...

• Researchers report solving youth stress hormone 'paradox'

  A group of psychologists at Concordia University have reported working out a stress hormone-related contradiction that has bothered child development experts for years. more...

• Gay teens are at higher risk of depression, researcher says

  A clinical psychologist at Concordia University has determined that lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) youth are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than their heterosexual peers. more...

• Birth causes bigger uptick in depression than abortion, study finds

  Pregnant teens who give birth may be more likely to experience mental health issues that those who receive an early abortion, according to a group of Danish researchers. more...

• Experts say sex, violence in YA literature appeals to teens

  Mental health professionals have said that the books teens read may not only affect their behavior but also indicate the problems that they may be dealing with. more...

• Hospital center teaches teens to be less stressed

  A program developed over more than 30 years in the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Stress Reduction Clinic may help area teens learn to shed their anxiety, according to Wicked Local News. more...

• Jotting down test anxieties before an exam may reduce them, researcher says

  Sian Beilock, a psychologist and one of the leading experts on choking under pressure, has determined that young adults who write about their anxieties prior to a test may perform significantly better than those who do not. more...

• Direct stimulation of brain area may reduce anxiety in teens

  Researchers studying zebrafish said they have found what appears to be a way to turn off chronic anxiety in humans. more...

• New eating disorder may enter diagnostic manual, survey says

  LA Weekly reports that anorexia nervosa and bulimia, which affect millions of youth and adults, may soon be joined by a new determination in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM): selective eating disorder. more...

• Schools screen film on grade-related depression, eating disorders, suicide

  Three schools in the Albany, New York area collaborated to screen Road to Nowhere, a film documenting the academic pressures of high school life and their potential to cause emotional and psychological damage, Albany Patch reports. more...

• Researchers looking into connection between acne and depression

  A study published in the British Medical Journal has found that, regardless of whether teens are on prescriptions for acne or not, a bad complexion can increase the risk of depression and suicide. more...

• Bullying may permanently affect the brain, research suggests

  Verbal abuse by school peers may be as damaging as parental abuse, a recent study has found. Furthermore, the research determined that verbal abuse by peers appeared to alter brain structure in a way that may be irreversible. more...

What are the different types of girls boarding schools? Learn about specialized boarding schools for girls, such as boarding schools that specialize in learning disabilities, Asperger's syndrome, oppositional defiance, and substance abuse issues

What do the studies show about girls-only boarding schools? Statistics and other studies on how girls' only schools impact girls' learning, education, and academic performance >>

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