In “Health & Science,” the Washington Post (8/10, Adams) reported, “An in-depth survey of more than 10,000 teens used face-to-face interviews conducted between 2001 and 2004 to screen for psychiatric conditions,” finding that “anxiety disorders are the most common in this age group, far outnumbering behavioral, mood and substance use disorders.” In fact, “one teen in four met diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder.” Meanwhile, research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that “more than two million American children have been diagnosed with anxiety disorders, including 3.5 percent of those between ages six and 11.” The article interviewed experts who explained the differences between “normal, functional anxiety” experienced by teens and youngsters and anxiety disorders that need professional treatment.
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— “Your child is nervous about the new school year, which may be normal — or not, ” Jill U. Adams, The Washington Post, August 10, 2018.