| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Understanding mental health |
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Understanding mental health (Crabtree Publishing Company)
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| Summary |
"Anxiety disorders, such as phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are the most common group of mental illnesses in the United States. Recent studies suggest eight percent of U.S. teenagers suffer from an anxiety disorder. This informative title examines different anxiety disorders, including their causes, symptoms, effects, and treatment options. A chapter on caring for others discusses how anxiety and phobias affect young people with siblings and parents who have the disorder"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
10-13. |
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Grade 7 to 8. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Totally freaked -- What is anxiety? -- What are phobias? -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Dealing with stigma -- Managing fear -- Friends and family -- The toolbox. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.7 1.0 164531. |
| Subject |
Anxiety -- Juvenile literature.
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Phobias -- Juvenile literature.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9780778700821 reinforced library binding alkaline paper |
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0778700828 reinforced library binding alkaline paper |
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9780778700883 paperback alkaline paper |
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0778700887 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781427193957 (electronic pdf : alk. paper) |
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9781427193896 (electronic html : alk. paper) |
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