Comments About Anxiety in Teenagers

Comments About Anxiety in Teenagers

Anxiety is commonly experienced by teenagers. This Fast Fact Sheet describes the common ways in which adolescents experience and cope with such anxiety. The most common types of anxiety disorders are also explained.

Anxiety disorders described in this Fast Fact sheet include:

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
• Panic Disorder.
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

This Fast Fact Sheet was extracted from: Bewert, Denise ‘Troubled Teens; Engine Room Creative (2009 Sydney), 28-31.

Author: Denise Bewert

Denise has taught in Queensland high schools for 20 years and has worked as a Guidance Officer for nine years. Denise is trained in Primary Care and Group Teen Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme). She has also owned and managed a small business for several years. She is currently working as a workshop facilitator and consultant.

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