Helping Teenagers with Stress

"Some teens become overloaded with stress.  When it happens, inadequately managed stress can lead to anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, physical illness, or poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use."

This article, published by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, discusses the some underlying causes for undue stress, the symptoms it can create and some practical skills and techniques for decreasing and managing stress in a healthy way.