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If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder : an essential resource for parents / by Foa, Edna B.; Andrews, Linda Wasmer.; Annenberg Public Policy Center.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219) and index.1. Introduction : uneasy minds -- How this book can help -- How this book is organized -- The people behind the book -- 2. Anxiety disorders : what they are, where they come from -- Three snapshots of anxiety -- Seven types of anxiety disorders -- About one out of every 20 teens -- From anxiety to disorder -- Coexisting conditions -- The psychology of anxiety -- The biology of anxiety -- The genetics of anxiety -- Dangers of doing nothing -- Benefits of getting help -- 3. Social anxiety disorder : afraid of embarrassment -- One family's story -- Beyond self-consciousness -- Social anxiety disorder in adolescents -- Causes and contributors -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Supporting your teen at home -- Working with your teen's teacher -- Looking to the future -- 4. Generalized anxiety disorder : worried about everything -- One family's story -- Ultimate worrywarts -- GAD in adolescents -- Causes and contributors -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Supporting your teen at home -- Working with your teen's teacher -- Looking to the future -- 5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder : caught in a mind trap -- One family's story -- Rituals and routines -- OCD in adolescents -- Causes and contributors -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Supporting your teen at home -- Working with your teen's teacher -- Looking to the future -- 6. Post-traumatic stress disorder : failure to recover from a trauma -- One family's story -- Aftershocks of trauma -- PTSD in adolescents -- Causes and contributors -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Supporting your teen at home -- Working with your teen's teacher -- Looking to the future -- 7. Treatment and recovery : a close-up of the process -- Getting a diagnosis -- Finding appropriate therapy -- Choosing a therapist -- Pros and cons of medication -- Dealing with insurance issues -- Solving problems at school -- Support for you and your teen -- 8. Call to action : fighting stigma, empowering your teen -- Dispelling societal myths -- Promoting self-acceptance -- The next leg of your journey -- Appendix. Diagnostic criteria -- Glossary.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
Subjects: Anxiety in children.; Anxiety in children; Angoisse chez l'adolescent.; Angoisse chez l'adolescent;
© 2006., Oxford University Press,
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If your adolescent has schizophrenia : an essential resource for parents / by Gur, Raquel E.; Johnson, Ann Braden,1945-; Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.; Annenberg Public Policy Center.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155) and index.1. Introduction : a parent's nightmare -- 2. Understanding the disorder : what it is and what to expect -- Definition of schizophrenia -- Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia -- Diagnosis of schizophrenia : what does it tell you? -- What causes schizophrenia? -- Schizophrenia and related problems -- The dangers of doing nothing -- Future prospects -- 3. Getting the right treatment for your child : medications, therapy, and more -- Treatment providers : who they are and how to find the right ones -- Psychopharmacology, or treating with medication -- Behavioral and psychological therapies -- Medication plus psychotherapy -- Hospitalization -- Outpatient therapy -- Partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment -- Continuity of care -- Other therapeutic options : psychiatric rehabilitation -- Adherence : getting the most out of treatment -- Treating associated problems -- Navigating the health care system -- 4. Everyday life -- Dealing with your own feelings -- Dealing with the stigma of mental illness -- Managing your relationship with your child : acceptance and communication -- Managing daily life -- Finding support for family and patient alike -- Paul : a story of recovery -- 5. Prevention of schizophrenia : the challenges -- 6. Conclusion : a call for action -- Obtaining essential services -- Educating others -- Glossary -- Resources -- Essential reading -- Organizations and services -- Appendix 1. Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia -- Appendix 2. Assertive community treatment (ACT) and supported employment programs.Schizophrenia is a disease that afflicts some 2.2 million persons of all ages. It has a wide-ranging impact on the lives of not just the people who have it, but also the people who love them. In an era of de-institutionalization and managed care, parents and other adults, such as teachers and coaches, will become the first line of defense against this serious disease that attacks people in their the late teens or early twenties. If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia is an informative guide, written specifically to help adults spot the warning signs and seek appropriate treatment for the young people in their lives. Parents will find a clear definition of the disease, including early indicators of the disease as well as information on how to arrange for the proper diagnosis and treatment. Using the experiences of parents with children who have the illness themselves, this book will provide an insiders survival guide for those now facing this illness in their own children. While enormous strides have been made toward identifying likely causes and effective remedies of schizophrenia in recent decades, no one therapeutic regimen works perfectly in all cases. If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia will offer readers trusted information and support that will enable them to confront this disorder head on and get their children meaningful medical and psychosocial help in order to mitigate its effects.
Subjects: Schizophrenia in children.; Schizophrenia in adolescence.; Child mental health.;
© 2006., Oxford University Press,
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