Anxiety disorders are often associated with adults dealing with stress, but anxiety also affects children. In fact, according to the National Library of Medicine, around 7.1 percent of children ...

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Key points A parent-based treatment program is as effective as child therapy in improving child anxiety symptoms. Reducing accommodating behaviors and helping children face stressful life situations ...

A new study from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children for anxiety and examined the efficacy of the Master Your Worries programme ...

If your child often says they have tummy pain or nausea, anxiety could be the real cause. A child psychologist explains why the pain is real, and how to help. Does your child regularly say, 'My tummy ...

For some children, everyday demands such as "brush your teeth" or "time to get off of your computer game," can trigger intense anxiety and extreme resistance. When this type of response affects ...

Performance anxiety presents as unusually strong worry or fear around activities that involve accomplishment. It can be experienced in any number of areas that range from public speaking to athletic ...

Scientists have shed light on some reasons why young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—known as ADHD—are prone to anxiety and depression. Young people with ADHD symptoms are more ...

Low self-esteem and parental mental health are key reasons why teens with ADHD develop anxiety and depression.

(CNN) — It may have been monsters under the bed, robbers breaking into the house or ghosts lurking in the darkness sending shivers down your spine when you were young. Many people might vividly ...