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Children & anxiety disorders.(AGES STAGES)(Disease/Disorder overview)

Given that anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions seen in children and adolescents, it's amazing that, as Jerilyn Ross, LICSW, of the Anxiety Disorders Association of American says, "Twenty years ago we didn't even think children had anxiety disorders."

Well, says pediatric psychiatrist Steve Pastyrnak, PhD, division chief of psychology at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, they can and they do. "Anxiety is a heck of a lot more common in kids than people realize," he said, with studies finding anxiety disorders in 5 to 10 percent of all children.

As in adults, anxiety disorders in children are hardly benign.

They can ...

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