Youth Anxiety Disorders - Children and Teens
Young people can suffer from anxiety disorders, too, so it's important for parents and professionals working with children and teens to understand symptoms and treatments before the disorder becomes debilitating.
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.
Why is My Child Afraid to Go to School?
Is your child or teen afraid to or anxious about going to school? Does the child even try to avoid going to school? There are many reasons for fears and anxieties about school. Learn more about causes of anxiety about school and what you can do to help your child or teen.
Is your child or teen afraid to or anxious about going to school? Does the child even try to avoid going to school? There are many reasons for fears and anxieties about school. Learn more about causes of anxiety about school and what you can do to help your child or teen.
Anxious Teens: A Cry For Help
Many teens who skip school have problems with anxiety and depression. How can they best be helped?
Many teens who skip school have problems with anxiety and depression. How can they best be helped?
School Violence and Youth Trauma
School violence may cause emotional damage that may continue or even begin long after the violent event took place. Before our youth are overcome with emotions that may lead to serious psychiatric problems, we can learn ways to help them, through communication, observation, and education.
School violence may cause emotional damage that may continue or even begin long after the violent event took place. Before our youth are overcome with emotions that may lead to serious psychiatric problems, we can learn ways to help them, through communication, observation, and education.
Inner-City PTSD
Inner-city adolescent girls are under siege. Most have experienced trauma and many are suffering the psychological and emotional consequences. How can we help them now and ensure that they safely enter adulthood?
Inner-city adolescent girls are under siege. Most have experienced trauma and many are suffering the psychological and emotional consequences. How can we help them now and ensure that they safely enter adulthood?
Teen Stress
One third of all teens in the United States feel stressed out every day. Is it an epidemic? Can you do anything about it?
One third of all teens in the United States feel stressed out every day. Is it an epidemic? Can you do anything about it?
New Hope for Youth Anxiety Treatment
In a new study, researchers found that 76 percent of young people with anxiety disorders responded significantly to treatment with fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). As over 10 percent of all youth experience anxiety disorders and most go untreated, this study opens the door to more research and better treatments. (Apr 2001)
In a new study, researchers found that 76 percent of young people with anxiety disorders responded significantly to treatment with fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). As over 10 percent of all youth experience anxiety disorders and most go untreated, this study opens the door to more research and better treatments. (Apr 2001)
The Anxious Child
How to recognize if your child is experiencing separation anxiety disorder. From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
How to recognize if your child is experiencing separation anxiety disorder. From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Explains symptoms, treatment and diagnosis (including difficulties). From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Explains symptoms, treatment and diagnosis (including difficulties). From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents
Excellent three-part document explaining the disorders, symptoms and treatment (medical and non-medical). By Dr. Jim Chandler, a pediatric psychiatrist in Nova Scotia.
Excellent three-part document explaining the disorders, symptoms and treatment (medical and non-medical). By Dr. Jim Chandler, a pediatric psychiatrist in Nova Scotia.