The Impact of COVID on Adolescent Anxiety: Trends, Clinical Considerations, and Treatment Recommendations.
Pediatr Clin North Am
; 71(4): 601-612, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Rates of clinical anxiety have increased during COVID and post-quarantine in youth, with older adolescent girls and youth with minorized racial, gender, and sexuality identities most vulnerable. Given that increased anxiety to a threatening/uncertain environment is adaptive, it is important to conceptualize anxiety from a balanced perspective, evaluating its functionality. For adolescents continuing to struggle with re-integration into their social environments and school avoidance, an exposure framework is necessary to encourage approach behaviors to recalibrate the social environment as safe. Disproportion between demand for services and available providers increased greatly due to the pandemic. Evidence-based treatments for anxiety can be delivered via telehealth, in school, or in primary care settings.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
COVID-19
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Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Pediatr Clin North Am
Año:
2024
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Article