Emotional Disorders in Young People (IN: Young People and Mental Health, ed. by P Aggleton, J Hurry, and I Warwick)

This chapter focuses on a model that aims to provide a simple & practical understanding of the emotional processes in young people. The complex interaction that takes place between emotions & thinking & behaviour is explored through an examination of emotional development. Definitions & differences between mental disorders & mental illnesses are discussed. The major characteristics of anxiety states & depressive disorders are then examined in detail. (40 refs)