Psychosocial and pharmacological treatment for pediatric anxiety disorders.
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents are highly prevalent and associated with long-term impairment. This article reviews the main diagnostic features of the most common pediatric anxiety disorders, including specific phobia, separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder, and highlights the state-of-the-art treatments for these diagnoses. The most recent evidence for empirically supported treatments is described, namely cognitive-behavioral therapy and selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors. The review concludes by providing practitioners with recommendations for treating pediatric anxiety and highlighting areas for further investigation.
Fisher
Paige H
PH
NYU Child Study Center, 215 Lexington Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. paige.fisher@med.nyu.edu
Tobkes
Jonathan L
JL
Kotcher
Lauren
L
Masia-Warner
Carrie
C
D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012944:Social Support
D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors