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Anxiety disorders / Brian Kennedy, book editor.

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Greenhaven Press, c2010.

618.928522 A637

Anxiety disorders.

Teenagers -- Mental health -- United States.

Issues that concern you.

9780737747430 (hbk.)

0737747439 (hbk.)

112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anxiety disorders : an overview / Office of the Surgeon General -- Many teens suffer from anxiety disorders / Sue Scheff -- Teens should receive regular mental health checkups / Peggy O'Farrell -- Managing test anxiety / Anxiety Disorders Association of America -- Social anxiety disorder is more than just shyness / Claudia Kalb -- Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders are linked to brain biology / Jeneen Interlandi -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be treated / Psychology today -- A debate surrounds veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder / Shankar Vedantam -- Tranquilizers, pills, and shock therapy have been used to treat anxiety / Peggy Curran -- Drug companies push anxiety treatments unnecessarily / Linda Marsa -- An illegal drug could offer legitimate help to anxiety sufferers / Amy Turner -- Pets suffer from anxiety, too / Carla Hall -- One teen's struggle to overcome anxiety / Good morning America.

Anxiety disorders are of particular interest to young teen readers. This anthology presents a diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. Backmatter offers "self-help" style advice for grappling with this issue.

Kennedy, Brian, 1978-

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