Over the last decade, there has been considerable progress in the recognition and treatment of anxiety across the lifespan. Researchers now believe that the childhood-onset anxiety syndromes foreshadow adult anxiety disorders. This belief, coupled with the advent of DSM-IV, which introduces classification refinements that more closely align childhood and adult disorders, provides the impetus for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescent is the most comprehensive volume available on anxiety disorders in young people.
Bringing together experts in the field, this book presents the important theoretical perspectives currently informing research and clinical practice; descriptions of the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of specific DSM-IV childhood-onset anxiety disorders; as well as detailed discussions of current treatment methods.