This article touches upon theories accounting for the rise in adolescent anxiety and depression and how the prevalence of adolescent anxiety and depression affects how we navigate parenting plan evaluations. This article also discusses the importance of screening youth for depressive and anxious symptoms and assessing family, parental, and youth risk and protective factors related to adolescent depression and anxiety. This article also highlights the importance of assessing for mediating factors that increase the risk of anxiety and depression in youth in the context of parental separation, such as interparental conflict, financial difficulties, and limited contact with one parent. This article also identifies various methods of assessing depression and anxiety, including the adolescent interview, observations during the interview, and self-report measures. Additionally, this article discusses potential interventions that address mediators of the impact of divorce, such as parenting problems, family conflict, or the parent–child relationship.

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在育儿计划评估的背景下应对青少年抑郁和焦虑

本文探讨了青少年焦虑和抑郁上升的理论，以及青少年焦虑和抑郁的流行如何影响我们如何进行育儿计划评估。本文还讨论了筛查青少年抑郁和焦虑症状以及评估家庭、父母和青少年与青少年抑郁和焦虑相关的风险和保护因素的重要性。本文还强调了评估在父母分居的情况下增加青少年焦虑和抑郁风险的中介因素的重要性，例如父母之间的冲突、经济困难以及与父母之一的接触有限。本文还确定了评估抑郁和焦虑的各种方法，包括青少年访谈、访谈期间的观察、和自我报告措施。此外，本文还讨论了解决离婚影响中介因素的潜在干预措施，例如养育问题、家庭冲突或亲子关系。