Anxiety and depression on the rise / by Kristina C. Castillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castillo, Kristina C., author.

Series:

Mental health crisis.

Mental health crisis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anxiety--Juvenile literature.

Anxiety.

Depression in adolescence--Juvenile literature.

Depression in adolescence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages) : color illustrations.

Other Title:

Mental Health Crisis

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California : ReferencePoint Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Many people who have anxiety also have depression and vice versa. Almost 50 percent of people diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety and depression are the most common mental illnesses. According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2019, 15 percent of the US adult population reported anxiety symptoms and 18.5 percent reported depressive symptoms within the previous two weeks. According to experts, the pandemic has highlighted and amplified a mental health crisis in the United States and worldwide. The mental health fallout from the pandemic is predicted to last for years"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

ch. 1. What are anxiety and depression?

ch. 2. Rising anxiety and depression

ch. 3. Teens struggle with anxiety and depression

ch. 4. Treating anxiety and depression.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (EBSCOhost, viewed May 25, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781678202750

1678202754

OCLC:

1269419878