Transcription of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
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Molly Faulkner, PhD, CNP, LISW Cl inical Director oftheState WorkforceInitiativ e UNM,Deptof Psychiatryand Behavioral Sciences Divis ion of CommunityBehavioral HealthAnxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Anxietydisordersarethemost frequentmentalhealthproblemsseenin primarycareandchildps ychiatry. Why topicimportant? Epidemiology Susceptibility Models Types ofAnxiety Disorders ChildrenandAdolescents Changes in DSMV Assessment Recognizerisk factors for & presentingsigns& symptomsofanxietydisorders Treatment Review evidencebasedbehavioral & (s ome)pharmaco logic managementofanxietyin childrenand Adolescents ResourcesObjectives Many childrensufferfromanxiety~ Occursin 5%to 19%ofallchildren andadolescents Under12prevalence between separati on anxietythe mostcommondisorder Childrenwith anxietymore lik elyto have difficulty withfriendships familylif eschool Treatmentsforchildren withanxietycan help to preventthemfromdevelopingmentalhealthpro blems or drugandalcohol misuse in later lif e.
disorders occurring of all children and adolescents • Children younger than 12, prevalence between 2.6% and 5.2%, and separation anxiety is the most common 2,3
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