Pub. date: 2005 | Online Pub. Date: September 15, 2007 | DOI:
10.4135/9781412950565 | Print ISBN: 9780761928201 | Online ISBN:
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encyclopedia Anxiety Disorders in Children Barbara Lopez & Wendy
K. Silverman Anxiety disorders appropriate for diagnosis in
children and adolescents include separation anxiety disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social phobia,
panic disorder, agoraphobia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Most anxiety disorders are listed
under “Anxiety Disorders” in the fourth edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)
(American Psychiatric Association, 1994), with the exception of
separation anxiety disorder, which is classified under “Other
Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence.” This entry
describes the features of the disorder, prevalence and prognosis
of anxiety disorders, and current methods of assessment and
treatment. In general, anxiet