Treating Child and Teen Anxiety

Rates of clinical anxiety in children and teens have nearly doubled during the pandemic, underscoring the need for more accessible treatment. This article discusses differences and similarities in how children and teens present with anxiety disorders and provides the best evidence-based treatment for children and teens with anxiety disorders. Copyright: 2022

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Part of the APA Monitor’s CE Corner article series.

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• Identify the main anxiety disorders in children and teens, the best evidence-based treatment for them, and what that treatment looks like.
• Discuss differences and similarities in how children and teens present with anxiety disorders.
• Identify which youth are most at risk for these disorders, and how to help them.

Tori Deangelis