Is There a Fuzzy Gray Line Between Anxiety and Disorder?

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There's not a dicotome between normal inaverticoes distress, or normal lovers of anxiety and then a kind of clinical manifestation of the same problem. All these symptoms exist on a continuum, on a gradually changing spectrum. And it's just that as you move up towards the sharper end of the spectrum, you'll start having these symptoms or feelings more often,. You'll feel them more severely, ere they'll be more difficult to control, they'll cause you more distress. So i want to dig into that third option, because adolescence is a very emotional time of life. But is it clear? Can it be clear when something is a normal part of being a t

Many teenagers will receive their GCSE results today. These exams can have a significant impact on what they do next, so it can be a stressful time for students, their teachers and parents. Over the past decade, reported mental health problems among teenagers have been on the rise. A recent survey by the NHS statistics agency found rates of probable mental disorders in six- to 16-year-olds reached one in six in 2021. Madeleine Finlay speaks to the academic psychologist Dr Lucy Foulkes about what could be behind this crisis, how schools are trying to tackle it, and how we can help teenagers with their mental wellbeing. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod