| Description |
x, 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative |
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Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative.
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| Note |
"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Uneasy minds -- Anxiety disorders: What they are, where they come from -- Social anxiety disorder: Afraid of embarrassment -- Generalized anxiety disorder: Worried about everything -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Caught in a mind trap -- Post-traumatic stress disorder: Failure to recover from a trauma -- Treatment and recovery: A close-up of the process -- Call to action: Fighting stigma, empowering your teen -- Appendix: Diagnostic criteria -- Glossary -- Further reading and resources -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Growing up can be stressful for any teenager, but it is considerably harder for the many adolescents who develop an anxiety disorder. This book is an essential guide for parents, teachers, or other adults involved with teenagers who may be affected by these disorders. By bringing together two strands of expertise-that of mental health professionals and of parents who have lived through the experience of their own teenager's mental illness--If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder provides adult readers with the clinical information and practical advice they need to understand and help the teen. There are chapters detailing four of the different types of anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and post-traumatic stress disorders. Each includes a clearly written definition, a discussion of factors that can contribute to developing the disorder, treatment information, and case studies based on a real family's own experience with the disease. Tips and quotes from parents are sprinkled liberally throughout the text, and helpful sidebars provide more detailed information. The authors also provide a chapter fully dedicated to discussing treatment options, including what role parents play in treatment, how to juggle treatment and school, and how to handle insurance and managed care issues knowing the right information about anxiety disorders is the first step towards helping adolescents who are dealing with them grow to become healthy, happy adults |
| Subject |
Anxiety in children.
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Anxiety in children -- Treatment.
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| Added Author |
Andrews, Linda Wasmer.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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| ISBN |
0195181514 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780195181517 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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0195181506 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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9780195181500 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780195181517 |
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9780195181500 |
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