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Mindfulness As An Effective Strategy For Anxiety Relief In Adolescent Patients, Desiree N. Dibella
Mindfulness As An Effective Strategy For Anxiety Relief In Adolescent Patients, Desiree N. Dibella
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Anxiety disorders affect 6.8 million adults over the age of 18 in the United States, and anxiety disorders are the most common mental health illness in children.
Risk Factors for anxiety disorders in young adults include the following: -Shyness, or behavioral inhibition, in childhood -Being of the female sex -Having few economic resources -Exposure to stressful life events in childhood -Anxiety disorders in close biological relatives -Parental history of mental disorders -Elevated afternoon cortisol levels in the saliva Teens and young adults increasingly suffer from anxiety disorders with the CDC reporting the rate of anxiety disorders among 3 to 17 …
Rural Teens And Stress, Morgan R. Pratt
Rural Teens And Stress, Morgan R. Pratt
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Stress is significantly associated with risk taking behavior and increasing depression/anxiety among teens. There is no shortage of stressors experienced within the teenage years.This project's aim is to create a pamphlet that can be available for teens in rural Vermont. It will contain apps for healthy lifestyle, stress, mood, mindfulness as well as local help line numbers for teens in crisis and signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression.