Citation

Ramsawh HJ, Chavira DA, Stein MB. Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 2010; 164(10): 965-972.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, Ste 0855, La Jolla, CA 92093-0855. hramsawh@ucsd.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.170

PMID

20921356

PMCID

PMC3106429

Abstract

The current review describes the phenomenology of several common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents as they present in medical settings. Anxiety disorders and associated features in children are described, along with epidemiology, functional impairment, common somatic complaints, medical comorbidity, health care utilization, and presentation in general and in specialty pediatric medical settings. Recommendations for clinical management in pediatric settings are presented, and evidence-based interventions and emerging treatments for pediatric anxiety disorders are described. The review concludes with a discussion of future research directions that may lead to increased recognition and improved management of anxiety disorders in pediatric medical settings.

Language: en