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

by Foa, Edna B.; Andrews, Linda Wasmer

• ISBN13: 9780195181500
• ISBN10: 0195181506
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder is designed for parents of teens who suffer from significant anxiety or who have been diagnosed with a specific anxiety disorder. In this essential guide for parents, the authors bring together two strands of knowledge - that of mental health professionals and parents who have lived through the experience of their own teenager's particular anxiety disorder. Based on the most up-to-date scientific research, this book offers extensive explanations of the four most common and impairing anxiety disorders in adolescents: social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It provides an in-depth look at the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of each illness, combines both professional advice from a leading psychologist and practical daily-management tips from parents who have faced these disorders in their own children, and discusses treatment options, including how to handle insurance and managed care issues."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Linda Wasmer Andrews is a freelance science writer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the co-author of If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
One Introduction: Uneasy Minds	1	(8)
How This Book Can Help	3	(2)
How This Book Is Organized	5	(1)
The People Behind the Book	6	(3)
Two Anxiety Disorders: What They Are, Where They Come From	9	(33)
Three Snapshots of Anxiety	9	(4)
Seven Types of Anxiety Disorders	13	(6)
About One Out of Every 20 Teens	19	(1)
From Anxiety to Disorder	19	(3)
Coexisting Conditions	22	(2)
The Psychology of Anxiety	24	(3)
The Biology of Anxiety	27	(7)
The Genetics of Anxiety	34	(4)
Dangers of Doing Nothing	38	(1)
Benefits of Getting Help	39	(3)
Three Social Anxiety Disorder: Afraid of Embarrassment	42	(27)
One Family's Story	43	(1)
Beyond Self-Consciousness	44	(3)
Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents	47	(3)
Causes and Contributors	50	(3)
Diagnosis and Treatment	53	(8)
Supporting Your Teen at Home	61	(3)
Working with Your Teen's Teacher	64	(4)
Looking to the Future	68	(1)
Four Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Worried About Everything	69	(28)
One Family's Story	70	(1)
Ultimate Worrywarts	71	(4)
GAD in Adolescents	75	(3)
Causes and Contributors	78	(3)
Diagnosis and Treatment	81	(10)
Supporting Your Teen at Home	91	(3)
Working with Your Teen's Teacher	94	(2)
Looking to the Future	96	(1)
Five Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Caught in a Mind Trap	97	(32)
One Family's Story	98	(2)
Rituals and Routines	100	(5)
OCD in Adolescents	105	(5)
Causes and Contributors	110	(5)
Diagnosis and Treatment	115	(7)
Supporting Your Teen at Home	122	(2)
Working with Your Teen's Teacher	124	(3)
Looking to the Future	127	(2)
Six Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Failure to Recover From a Trauma	129	(30)
One Family's Story	130	(2)
Aftershocks of Trauma	132	(5)
PTSD in Adolescents	137	(4)
Causes and Contributors	141	(5)
Diagnosis and Treatment	146	(8)
Supporting Your Teen at Home	154	(2)
Working with Your Teen's Teacher	156	(2)
Looking to the Future	158	(1)
Seven Treatment and Recovery: A Close-Up of the Process	159	(31)
Getting a Diagnosis	160	(1)
Finding Appropriate Therapy	161	(2)
Choosing a Therapist	163	(3)
Pros and Cons of Medication	166	(7)
Dealing with Insurance Issues	173	(5)
Solving Problems at School	178	(9)
Support for You and Your Teen	187	(3)
Eight Call to Action: Fighting Stigma, Empowering Your Teen	190	(5)
Dispelling Societal Myths	191	(1)
Promoting Self-Acceptance	192	(1)
The Next Leg of Your Journey	193	(2)
Appendix: Diagnostic Criteria	195	(8)
Glossary	203	(8)
Further Reading and Resources	211	(8)
Bibliography	219	(2)
Index	221