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University of East Anglia

Youth Mental Health: Helping Young People with Anxiety

University of East Anglia via FutureLearn

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Overview

Learn how to identify and help with anxiety in young people

Anxiety is a common condition experienced by young people that can escalate to a point where it impacts on their general wellbeing and activities of daily living; brain development and performance at school or college. If untreated the risk of developing chronic and enduring mental health conditions increases, as well as the risks of deliberate self harm and suicide.

On this course you will learn how to identify anxiety disorders experienced by young people, understand ‘stigma’ related to mental health and develop your ability to help a young person experiencing debilitating anxiety

This course is for health professionals and teachers without specialist training in this area, it doesn’t require any prior experience or knowledge. It’s suitable for professionals doing continuous professional development.

Taught by

Charles Miller-Fik

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    Jean Marie Millot
    Very well structured, concise, clear, precise and operational.
    Semiology of anxiety, physiology of adolexcent development, pathology of anxiety, different therapeutic approaches.

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