Navigating anxiety & depression
Title:
Navigating anxiety & depression
ISBN:
9781684169344
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
160 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
Scientific American explores big ideas
Scientific American explores big ideas.
Contents:
Section 1: The Evolving Landscape of Anxiety and Depression -- Expanding Mental Health Care Is a Medical Necessity / Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt over the Millennia / Brain Imaging identifies Different Types of Depression / Bad News for the Highly Intelligent / Is Depression Just Bad Chemistry? / Is Chronic Anxiety a Learning Disorder? / Faulty Circuits / Section 2: Causes of Anxiety and Depression in Today's World -- News about Racial Violence Harms Black People's Mental Health / Pandemic Year One Saw a Dramatic Global Rise in Anxiety and Depression / Suicide Rates Rise in a Generation of Black Youth / Climate Anxiety and Mental Illness / The Personality Trait 'Intolerance of Uncertainty' Causes Anguish during COVID / The Scientific Underpinnings and Impacts of Shame / Why the Secrets You Keep Are Hurting You / Section 3: Novel Medical and Drug Treatments for Anxiety and Depression -- Novel Drug Therapies Could Tackle Treatment-Resistant Depression / A Renaissance for Psychedelics Could Fill a Long-Standing Treatment Gap for Psychiatric Disorders / Is an Antidepressant Right for You? Ask Your Brain Waves / Fighting Depression with Magnets / Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy / Can a Pill That Boosts "Resilience" Treat Depression? / Why I Get My Brain Zapped / SSRIs May Help Us See the Glass Half Full / Section 4: New Therapies and Lifestyle Changes for Anxiety and Depression -- Adolescent Mental Health? There's a 'Vaccine' for That / Can Talk Therapy Help People Who Are Unable to Experience Joy? / Why Exercise May Be the Best Fix for Depression / Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health / Evolution Could Explain Why Psychotherapy May Work for Depression / The Best Diet for Your Brain / School-Based Online Programs Instruct Pupils about Good Mental Health
Abstract:
"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.
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