If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)

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 E 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 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. library Journal noted Clinical Psychologist Foa (univ. Of Pennsylvania; Director, Ctr. For The Study And Treatment Of Anxiety) And Freelance Science Writer Andrews Have Coauthored One In A Series Of Texts Sponsored By The Adolescent Mental Health Initiative That Focuses On Mental Health Issues In Adolescents (other Volumes Address Eating Disorders, Depression, And Schizophrenia). This Text Covers Seven Different Conditions-social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, And Specific Phobias-emphasizing The First Four. Chapters 1-6 Provide A General Overview Of Anxiety Disorders, Chapter 7 Deals With Treatment And Recovery, And Chapter 8 Pertains To Adolescent Empowerment. Each Disorder Is Accompanied By A Definition, Contributing Factors, Treatment Information, And Case Studies. Quotes, Helpful Tips From Parents, And Sidebars Appear Throughout The Text. This In-depth, Logically Arranged Book Also Contains An Expanded Table Of Contents, A Useful Appendix, A Glossary, And A List Of Resources. An Essential Addition To Public, Middle, And High School Libraries. (index Not Seen.)-melody Ballard, Washoe Cty. Lib. Syst., Reno, Nv Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information. 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 e 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 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. 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 An in-depth look at prevalent anxiety disorders in adolescents, this book is designed for parents of teens who have recently been diagnosed with or who are at risk for developing such a disorder. It is also for other adults, such as teachers and guidance counsellors, who are regularly in contact with at-risk adolescents. The book combines scientific expertise - including information about available treatments and up-to-date research findings on anxiety disorders-with the practical wisdom of parents who have raised teenagers with these illnesses. In clear and accessible language, Dr Edna B. Foa and Linda Wasmer Andrews explain in detail each of the tour major anxiety disorders (social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder). The book includes tips on how to go about getting a diagnosis, what a diagnosis means, when and where to get treatment, and how to navigate the health care system. There is also advice on how to handle everyday life - both at home and at school - once the teen is diagnosed.; Pointers on red flags to look out for and about the dangers of doing nothing are included as well to help parents and other adults deal effectively with adolescent anxiety disorders before they become debilitating. Provides the clinical information and practical advice needed to understand and help teenagers who may be affected by anxiety disorders, and includes chapters that detail four types of anxiety.