More kids, teens and young adults are experiencing anxiety — but fewer are getting the appropriate treatment, according to the latest research.
A new study looked at data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2006 to 2018 and assessed office-based physician visits to see how many included an anxiety disorder diagnosis and what treatment, if any, was given. The patients observed ranged in age from 4 to 24 years old.
The research showed what mental health care providers have reported: Anxiety in young people is getting worse in the United States, said lead study author Dr. Laura Chavez, a principal investigator in the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
While the study includes people who are coming in for treatment, there are many people who never come to the doctor's office, said McGinn, who is also cofounder of Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants in White Plains, New York. "There are lots and lots of people who are not even getting anything."The data around treatment is troubling because existing evidence has shown that for most people and therapy is the best way to treat anxiety, McGinn said.
Therapy is meant to teach you to swim, but sometimes you are sinking with exhaustion from navigating the currents and need floats to help, she added. "We would hope that patients can have access to both and then we wouldn't see sort of these changes over time that we were observing where actually more patients are receiving medications only," she added.While there is a larger problem of resources and availability when it comes to mental health care, there are things families can do to get help.
As much as the drive to nurture and protect may push adults to enable the avoidance to ease the anxiety in the immediate term, McGinn advised not caving to the anxiety while still supporting your child.
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