Mind-Body Therapy Can Help Teens With Anxiety

New Delhi, Jul 28 ( ANI): It turns out, biofeedback, mindfulness, yoga and hypnosis offer a promising approach to the very common problem of anxiety in adolescents. The researchers said the currently recommended treatments for anxiety in adolescents, that is, cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressants, have important limitations. Anxiety and fear are typical responses to academic, social and developmental challenges that are common during the teenage years. Clinical or pathological anxiety is excessive, persistent and disruptive. While anxiety is often situational and time-limited, many teens develop chronic anxiety that lasts six months or more. Mind-body therapies include self-regulation and positive thinking to promote self-control, physical health and emotional well-being. These therapies can also help address the "urgent need" for affordable and accessible mental health strategies in pediatric primary care.