Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary guidebook is designed for the mental health practitioner seeking to utilize proven and effective interventions with children and adolescents suffering from significant anxiety and phobic disorders. Each chapter is co-authored by a clinical child psychologist and a child psychiatrist, framing the volume's unique and balanced perspective. In addition, each chapter presents state-of-the-art assessment and treatment strategies for a panoply of phobic and anxiety disorders, including both psychosocial and pharmacological interventions. Moreover, the volume addresses important conceptual, epidemiological, and ethical issues in working with children and adolescents. All in all, this guide will help address the wide chasm between clinical research and clinical practice, uniting the forces intrinsic to child psychiatry and clinical child psychology.

Part I: Foundational Issues
1: Diagnostic Issues
2: Etiology of Fear and Anxiety
3: Developmental Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorders
4: Developmental Issues
5: Comorbidity of Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders: Prevalence and Implications
6: Integrated Psychosocial and Pharmacological Treatments
Part II: Assessment and Treatment of Specific Disorders
7: Specific Phobia
8: Social Anxiety Disorder
9: School Refusal
10: Separation Anxiety Disorder
11: Childhood Onset Panic Disorder
12: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
13: Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
14: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
15: Selective Mutism
Part III: Future Directions for Research and Practice
16: Anxiety and Depression in Childhood: Prevention and Intervention
17: From Efficacy to Effectiveness Research: What We Have Learned Over the Last Ten Years
18: Bridging Research and Practice: The Miami (United States) and Leiden (Netherlands) Experience
19: Anxiety Disorders and Access to Mental Health Services