title: Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
abstract: Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents and may be associated with significant suffering, disruptions of normal psychosocial and academic development, disruption of family functioning, and increased utilization of medical services. They are frequently chronic disorders. Effective early interventions for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders may reduce or eliminate potentially life-long suffering and impairment.
authors.affiliation: New England Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans