title: Common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
abstract: Anxiety disorders occur frequently in the pediatric population, and the clinician should be aware of diagnostic signs and symptoms. It is likely that the pediatrician or family physician will be the first to evaluate these patients, particularly because somatic complaints may be the initial manifestation of the disorder. These problems can be quite debilitating and require prompt and aggressive treatment based on symptom presentation and the developmental level of the child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Memorial Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; D016584:Panic Disorder; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic