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Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever is a cover story in the New York times

magazine written by Benoit Denizet-Lewis, which was the magazine's most-read story of 2017.

The author is a writer for the New York Times, an author, and a professor of publishing,

literature, and writing, working at Emerson College. Mr. Benoit interviews several Psychologists

and therapists to determine the cause of anxiety in teenagers; He also examines how different

institutions handle the matter, from high schools to private institutions that deal with mental

health disorders.

The author follows Jake, a boy in his junior year in high school, and his struggle with

anxiety, from attempted suicide to recovery in a residential treatment facility. One of the causes

of the stress that the author proposes is social media, where most teenagers are constantly

comparing themselves to their peers. Another cause of stress is cyberbullying that the writer

illustrates through one of the teenagers he spoke to called Jillian, another youth that also attended

Mountain Valley.

Benoit also criticizes schools and some parents and asserts some treat the students as too

frail to face anything that conflicts with their worldview. This is further emphasized by Lyon, as

the therapist says that the 504 plan in schools, however helpful, is usually taken advantage of as

Students can leave the class anytime they feel anxious and can return when they want. “More

and more students struggle to recover from minor setbacks and aren't equipped to problem solve

or advocate for themselves effectively,” one of the school counselors in Oregon told Mr. Benoit.

(Benoit Denizet-Lewis)

The author is accurate in portraying anxiety in many educational institutions and offers

some of the best ways to address the issue, mainly cognitive behavioral therapy that includes

exposure therapy that most experts believe is the most effective treatment for most anxiety

disorders.

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Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever is a cover story in the New York times magazine written by Benoit Denizet-Lewis, which was the magazine's most-read story of 2017. The author is a writer for the New York Times, an author, and a professor of publishing, literature, and writing, working at Emerson College. Mr. Benoit interviews several Psychologists and therapists to determine the cause of anxiety in teenagers; He also examines how different institutions handle the matter, from high schools to private institutions that deal with mental health disorders. The author follows Jake, a boy in his junior year in high school, and his struggle with anxiety, from attempted suicide to recovery in a residential treatment facility. One of the causes of the stress that the author proposes is social media, where most teenagers are constantly comparing themselves to their peers. Another cause of ...
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