ANXIETY
WELCOME TO OUR PODCAST ON PEDIATRIC ANXIETY.
- HOW HAS CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHANGED IN YOUR PRACTICE?
- WHAT IS ANXIETY?
- WHAT DOES “DEBILITATING” LOOK LIKE?
- SO YOU WOULD SAY THAT ANXIETY EXISTS ON A SPECTRUM?
- WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF ANXIETY?
- ARE THERE OTHER TYPES OF ANXIETY?
- DO THESE DIFFERENT TYPES SHOW UP AT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES?
- DOES ANXIETY LOOK DIFFERENT AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE?
- WHAT ARE MIMICS TO ANXIETY?
- ANY CONCURRENT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH ANXIETY?
- HOW COMMON IS ANXIETY?
- WHY DO YOU THINK WE ARE SEEING MORE ANXIETY TODAY?
- IS THERE LESS OF A STIGMA ON ANXIETY THESE DAYS?
- WHAT ABOUT INCREASED PRESSURES KIDS FACE THESE DAYS?
- ANY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES HERE IN UTAH
- WHAT CAN BE PROTECTIVE WITH THESE INCREASED PRESSURES?
- WHAT COMMON SYMPTOMS MAY PRESENT AS ANXIETY?
- WHAT HELPS TO SEPARATE ANXIETY SYMPTOMS FROM OTHER REASONS FOR THE SYMPTOMS?
- NATURE AND NURTURE COMPONENTS TO ANXIETY?
- WHAT IS THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR DIAGNOSING ANXIETY?
- IS THERE MORE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION THAN THAT?
- LET’S TALK MORE ABOUT SPECIALISTS WHO HELP WITH DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLY TREATMENT?
- WHAT IS A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST?
- WHAT IS A PSYCHIATRIST?
- HOW DO WE TREAT ANXIETY?
- WHAT ARE THE NON-MEDICATION OPTIONS?
- HOW DO PATIENTS FIND A COUNSELOR WHO IS BEST FOR THEM?
- WHAT ARE THE MEDICATION OPTIONS?
- IS THERE GENETIC TESTING TO GUIDE MEDICATION DECISIONS?
- HOW HELPFUL IS THE TESTING
- HOW LONG DOES THE TESTING TAKE?
- ARE THERE SIDE EFFECTS TO KNOW ABOUT?
- SOME HAVE HEARD ABOUT INCREASED SUICIDE THOUGHTS.
- ARE THERE CONSEQUENCES TO NOT TREATING?
- EXPECTATIONS AFTER DIAGNOSIS?
- ANY FINAL ENCOURAGEMENT YOU WOULD GIVE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN?
- ANY BOOKS OR APPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE?
- Stem 4 Apps
- Move Mood—manage low mood and depression
- Calm Harm—track and resist self harm
- Worth Warrior—self-worth and eating issues
- Calm Fear—help to manage anxiety
- SafeUT--Safe Utah app super critical for being able to report concerns as well as get help
- Books—books that utilize counseling therapy principles
- Happiness Trap
- Mind Over Mood
- Don’t Let Your Emotions Ruin Your Life
- Beyond the Blues
- Think Good, Feel Good
