Work

Treating anxiety in early life

Year: 2013

Type: editorial

Abstract: Anxiety disorders in pre-adolescence are probably the most common serious disorder of childhood, affecting around 1 in 30 British children. These conditions are chronic, distressing and impairing, and are treatable, but we are currently doing a poor job of serving these children.

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.129635

Author: Sam Cartwright-Hatton

Institution: University of Sussex

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institute for Health and Care Research, University of Sussex