Most people tend to associate anxiety disorders with adulthood. After all, it’s the time of life when you have to deal with unforgiving deadlines, relationship problems, and that dishwasher that just keeps breaking. But while childhood may seem more carefree, that doesn’t mean kids are free from the weight of anxiety disorders.
In this video, learn the signs of an anxiety disorder in children and teens.
Dr. Saltz is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine and a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
Dr. Watkins is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she's the Associate Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and was previously the Associate Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
References
Anxiety and Depression Association of America. (2015). Childhood anxiety disorders.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Data and statistics on children’s mental health.
National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Any anxiety disorder.
UpToDate. (2022). Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
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