Abstract
Objective:
To critically review the research on anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, focusing on new developments in the past 10 years.
Method:
This review includes recent articles which contribute to the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of childhood anxiety disorders.
Results:
Information was organized into a developmental framework. Anxiety disorders research has shown steady progress.
Conclusions:
More research is needed, particularly in the areas of neurobiological basis of anxiety disorders, longitudinal studies, and treatment.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age of Onset
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / therapeutic use
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Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
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Anxiety Disorders / drug therapy
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Anxiety Disorders / psychology*
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Anxiety, Separation / diagnosis
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Anxiety, Separation / psychology
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Catecholamines / urine
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Child
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone / analysis
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Infant
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Mother-Child Relations
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Mutism / diagnosis
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Mutism / psychology
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Object Attachment
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Phobic Disorders / diagnosis
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Phobic Disorders / psychology
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Saliva / chemistry
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
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Catecholamines
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Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
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Hydrocortisone