Anxiety has quietly become a major health condition among kids and adolescents. But with the myriad silver bullets that trigger anxious feelings and behaviors— screens, personal traumas, genetics and society— the journey from diagnosis to treatment can be long and laden with land mines. Here, some pathways for parents to find solutions in this growing epidemic.
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Anxiety has quietly become a major health condition among kids and adolescents. But with the myriad silver bullets that trigger anxious feelings and behaviors— screens, personal traumas, genetics and society— the journey from diagnosis to treatment can be long and laden with land mines. Here, some pathways for parents to find solutions in this growing epidemic.
By ANNIE SHERMAN
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