Anxiety and phobias / Carrie Iorizzo.
By: Iorizzo, Carrie.
Series: Understanding mental health.Publisher: Catharines, Ontario ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2014]Copyright date: 2014Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.Rating: 10-13; Grade 7 to 8.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780778700821.Subject(s): ANXIETY | PHOBIAS | OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER | MENTAL HEALTH | JUVENILE LITERATUREItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | Main Collection | 900.42 IOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | W0011674 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.
Totally freaked -- What is anxiety? -- What are phobias? -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Dealing with stigma -- Managing fear -- Friends and family -- The toolbox.
"Anxiety disorders, such as phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are the most common group of mental illnesses in the United States. Recent studies suggest eight percent of U.S. teenagers suffer from an anxiety disorder. This informative title examines different anxiety disorders, including their causes, symptoms, effects, and treatment options. A chapter on caring for others discusses how anxiety and phobias affect young people with siblings and parents who have the disorder"-- Provided by publisher.
10-13.
Grade 7 to 8.
Accelerated Reader AR 6.7 1.0 164531. MCPL
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