Research: Mind-body therapies can help teens with anxiety
Mind-body therapies - mindfulness and yoga can help adolescents with the problem of anxiety Mindfulness techniques includes meditation, body scanning and breathing to focus on present moment. It promotes positive thinking and self-control Yoga is the most popular among the therapies. It helps in reducing the anxiety through positive physical and mental effects Anxiety and fear are two reactions to the academic, social and developmental challenges common during the adolescents years As per researchers at Wolters Kluwer Health, treatments for adolescent anxiety i.e. cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressant medications have important limitations Researchers stated that the currently recommended treatments for adolescent anxiety i.e. cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressant medications have important limitations Clinical or pathological anxiety is excessive, persistent, and disruptive. While anxiety is often situational and time-limited, many teens develop chronic anxiety lasting six months or longer. These therapies can also help to meet the "dire need" for affordable and accessible mental health strategies in pediatric primary care