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Navigating anxiety & depression / the editors of Scientific American.

Summary:

"Anxiety and depression are on the rise among American teens. Many are searching for resources to manage these mental health conditions--this empowering title is here to help. It features explanatory text that allows readers to understand what is going on in their brains when they experience symptoms of anxiety or depression. It also covers key ways those with these common mental health conditions can find support and relief, including lifestyle changes, technology advancements, and talk therapies. Teens can use these techniques and tools to help themselves as well as others enduring anxiety or depression."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781684169344
ISBN: 1684169348
ISBN: 9781684169337
ISBN: 168416933X
Physical Description: 160 pages ; 23 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 157) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section 1: The Evolving Landscape of Anxiety and Depression -- Expanding Mental Health Care Is a Medical Necessity / the Editors of Scientific American -- Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt over the Millennia / Dana G. Smith -- Brain Imaging identifies Different Types of Depression / Esther Landhuis -- Bad News for the Highly Intelligent / David Z. Hambrick, Madeline Marquardt -- Is Depression Just Bad Chemistry? / Hal Arkowitz, Scott O. Lilienfeld -- Is Chronic Anxiety a Learning Disorder? / Daniel Barron -- Faulty Circuits / Thomas R. Insel -- Section 2: Causes of Anxiety and Depression in Today's World -- News about Racial Violence Harms Black People's Mental Health / Melba Newsome -- Pandemic Year One Saw a Dramatic Global Rise in Anxiety and Depression / Gary Stix -- Suicide Rates Rise in a Generation of Black Youth / Melinda Wenner Moyer -- Climate Anxiety and Mental Illness / Brian Barnett, Amit Anand -- The Personality Trait 'Intolerance of Uncertainty' Causes Anguish during COVID / Francine Russo -- The Scientific Underpinnings and Impacts of Shame / Annette Kammerer -- Why the Secrets You Keep Are Hurting You / Michael Slepian -- Section 3: Novel Medical and Drug Treatments for Anxiety and Depression -- Novel Drug Therapies Could Tackle Treatment-Resistant Depression / Husseini Manji, Joseph Hayes -- A Renaissance for Psychedelics Could Fill a Long-Standing Treatment Gap for Psychiatric Disorders / Danielle Schlosser, Thomas R. Insel -- Is an Antidepressant Right for You? Ask Your Brain Waves / Karen Weintraub -- Fighting Depression with Magnets / Kasra Zarei -- Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy / Gary Stix -- Can a Pill That Boosts "Resilience" Treat Depression? / Gary Stix -- Why I Get My Brain Zapped / David Levine -- SSRIs May Help Us See the Glass Half Full / Roni Jacobson -- Section 4: New Therapies and Lifestyle Changes for Anxiety and Depression -- Adolescent Mental Health? There's a 'Vaccine' for That / Tamar Mendelson and Laura Clary -- Can Talk Therapy Help People Who Are Unable to Experience Joy? / Dina Fine Maron -- Why Exercise May Be the Best Fix for Depression / Ferris Jabr -- Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health / Amishi P. Jha -- Evolution Could Explain Why Psychotherapy May Work for Depression / Gary Stix -- The Best Diet for Your Brain / Bret Stetka -- School-Based Online Programs Instruct Pupils about Good Mental Health / Shekhar Saxena, Anisha Padukone.