Anxiety disorders

I have a few posts regarding anxiety, mainly due to it's prevalence in our society.  Thankfully, anxiety is one of the most treatable psychological disorders in children.  With talk therapy and medication, research has found that nearly 80 percent of children can control their anxiety and live a happy life.  Below are the most prevalent anxiety disorders - most anxious children have a combination of the following conditions.

*Generalized anxiety disorder:  An excessive worry about things that are out of a child's control and a tendency to always imagine the worst case scenario or worry about adult issues.

*Social Anxiety:  A child's fear of meeting or talking to people, along with a worry that they will be teased or humiliated and that everyone is judging their every move.

*Selective mutism:  A condition where a child who talks easily with family and friends gets so anxious in front of teachers, authority figures, and even peers that they freeze up and can't speak at all.

*Separation anxiety:  A constant, debilitating fear of being separated from one's parents or that harm will come to them, at a level that is inappropriate for a child's age.

*Obsessive-compulsive disorder - A need for ritual or compulsive behavior, like washing or counting, to relieve anxiety about a fear or intrusive thoughts about upsetting topics.

*Phobia - An illogical all-consuming fear such as dogs, vomiting, insects etc.

Source:  Parent's Magazine