If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder An Essential Resource for Parents

Name: If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder An Essential Resource for Parents
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ISBN: 9780195181500

ISBN-10: 0195181506

ISBN-13: 9780195181500

Edition: 2006

Authors: Edna B. Foa, Linda Wasmer Andrews

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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 practicalwisdom 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 four major anxiety disorders (social anxiety…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., is the predominant national figure in research with cognitive behavioral interventions for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr. Foa is professor of clinical psychology in the department of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, & Director of the Center for the Treatment & Study of Anxiety.




Introduction : uneasy minds



Anxiety disorders : what they are, where they come from



Social anxiety disorder : afraid of embarrassment



Generalized anxiety disorder : worried about everything



Obsessive-compulsive disorder : caught in a mind trap



Post-traumatic stress disorder : failure to recover from a trauma



Treatment and recovery : a close-up of the process



Call to action : fighting stigma, empowering your teen