title: Phobias in children.
abstract: Although fears are so common in children as to be "normal," phobias associated with prolonged avoidance of ordinary situations are distinctly uncommon, even among children in psychiatric treatment. Three treatment approaches are described, including traditional dynamically oriented psychotherapy and the use of antidepressant medication, with major emphasis given to the new supported-exposure technique widely practiced in contemporary phobia programs.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy