Separation Anxiety Disorder
About 4 percent of children and young adolescents have separation anxiety disorder, according to the US Surgeon General. Separation anxiety disorder is a fear of separation that causes distress or fears with normal functioning. Find out more about this anxiety disorder and what can be done about it.
What is Separation Anxiety Disorder?
Is your child having anxiety and fear about leaving home for school or social activities? Does the anxiety cause sleep difficulties and other physical symptoms? You may be wondering if your child has separation anxiety disorder. Learn more about the symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and what you can do about it.
Is your child having anxiety and fear about leaving home for school or social activities? Does the anxiety cause sleep difficulties and other physical symptoms? You may be wondering if your child has separation anxiety disorder. Learn more about the symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and what you can do about it.
Quiz - Does My Child Have Separation Anxiety Disorder ?
Are you wondering if your child or teen has symptoms of separation anxiety disorder? This quiz is designed to help you learn about the symptoms of separation anxiety disorder and whether or not your child or teenager has been experiencing them.
Are you wondering if your child or teen has symptoms of separation anxiety disorder? This quiz is designed to help you learn about the symptoms of separation anxiety disorder and whether or not your child or teenager has been experiencing them.
Children Who Won't Go to School
There are a number of reasons why children might not want to go to school, with separation anxiety disorder being one of them. Find out more from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
There are a number of reasons why children might not want to go to school, with separation anxiety disorder being one of them. Find out more from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Find out the diagnostic criterian (American) for separation anxiety disorder. From Internet Mental Health. The European description is here.
Find out the diagnostic criterian (American) for separation anxiety disorder. From Internet Mental Health. The European description is here.