Anxiety in Adolescents

Anxiety is the number one mental health disorder in adolescents, but often goes unrecognized. Anxiety, much like depression, can be a normal event in life, but it becomes a problem when it is persistent and starts to interfere with one's day to day life. 

An estimated 31.9% of adolescents have an anxiety disorder. However, only 18% of anxious adolescents are being treated for it. 

There is also a great amount of knowledge in the medical community about anxiety, so it is not the fault of lack of research. The problem is awareness.