Assessment and management of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents

Creswell, C., Waite, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-8028 and Cooper, P. J. (2014) Assessment and management of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99 (7). pp. 674-678. ISSN 0003-9888 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303768

Abstract/Summary

Anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence are extremely common and are often associated with lifelong psychiatric disturbance. Consistent with DSM-5 and the extant literature, this review concerns the assessment and treatment of specific phobias, separation anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder and agoraphobia. Evidence-based psychological treatments (cognitive behaviour therapy; CBT) for these disorders have been developed and investigated, and in recent years promising low-intensity versions of CBT interventions have been proposed that offer a means to increase access to evidence-based treatments. There is some evidence of effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders in children and young people, however, routine prescription is not recommended due to concerns about potential harm.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/36248
Identification Number/DOI	10.1136/archdischild-2013-303768
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Winnicott Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Anxiety and Depression in Young People (AnDY)
Publisher	BMJ
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