How to Support a Teen with Anxiety or Depression

Even before the pandemic, there was a major spike in teen depression and anxiety. In a post-Covid world, teens are struggling like never before. While there are certainly a myriad of causes that play a role, finding support to treat the root is tricky. Integrative and functional medicine is a way to support the whole child on every level.

Dr. Alina Olteanu is the founder and president of “Whole Child Pediatrics of North Texas”. She is the only pediatrician in the DFW area trained through the prestigious Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, founded by Dr Andrew Weil. She is board-certified in pediatrics but also in integrative medicine through the American Board of Physician Specialties and the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She also has additional training in integrative psychiatry. She has extensive knowledge of herbs, supplements, homeopathy, aromatherapy, functional medicine, energy medicine, mind-body medicine, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, which she practices in combination with traditional, allopathic medicine.

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