Treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders

This article provides a brief review of the current available data concerning present treatment and potential new treatment advances for pediatric anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic str...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2013-11, Vol.1304 (1), p.52-61
Main Authors: Rapp, Amy, Dodds, Alice, Walkup, John T., Rynn, Moira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adults
Anticonvulsants
Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Anxiety Disorders - therapy
Anxiety, Separation - psychology
Anxiety, Separation - therapy
Child
cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Cycloserine - therapeutic use
Disorders
Effectiveness
Humans
Mental disorders
Neuroses
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - therapy
pediatric
Pediatrics
pharmacotherapy
Phobias
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Phobic Disorders - therapy
Riluzole - therapeutic use
Strategy
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
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Summary:This article provides a brief review of the current available data concerning present treatment and potential new treatment advances for pediatric anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Disorder‐specific treatment methods and innovations, particularly computer‐assisted methods of delivery for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) will be reviewed. Additionally, the paper will discuss novel psychopharmacological compounds (e.g., d‐cycloserine, riluzole, memantine, and anticonvulsant medications). Available evidence for the efficacy of novel medication strategies in adult studies and implications for their use in pediatrics will be discussed.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/nyas.12318