| Child anxiety disorder is one of the most common | | | | posttraumatic stress disorder, and acute stress |
| mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that | | | | disorder. Some other types of anxiety disorder |
| commonly occur in both children and adolescents. | | | | common in children include social phobia, specific |
| The childhood anxiety disorder usually affects | | | | phobia, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and |
| more girls than boys. Depression usually | | | | anxiety disorder due to a general medical |
| accompanies the childhood anxiety disorder in | | | | condition. |
| most of the children and adolescents. | | | | Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, |
| Children with an anxiety disorder are usually so | | | | apprehension, fear, and distress which can occur |
| afraid, worried, or uneasy that they cannot | | | | in some strange situations that takes place |
| function normally. Some anxiety disorders can last | | | | occasionally. To know the symptoms of an |
| through out the life of the child and can greatly | | | | anxiety disorder, it is important to distinguish |
| interfere in day to day work. There are various | | | | between normal levels of anxiety and unhealthy |
| types of anxiety disorders which are commonly | | | | or pathologic levels of anxiety. The symptoms of |
| found in young children. | | | | an anxiety disorder include physical sensations |
| Anxiety disorders in children can range from a | | | | such as headache, nausea, and sweating and |
| simple adjustment disorder to more difficult and | | | | emotional sensations such as nervousness and |
| debilitating disorders such as panic disorder and | | | | fear. |
| posttraumatic stress disorder. If anxiety disorder | | | | Thinking ability, decision-making ability, perceptions |
| in a child is not treated in the early stages, it can | | | | of the environment, learning, and concentration of |
| lead to missed school days or an inability to finish | | | | a child are baby affected in severe cases of |
| school, impaired relations with peers and low | | | | anxiety disorders. An anxiety disorder can raise |
| self-esteem. | | | | blood pressure and heart rate and also cause a |
| Some of the types of anxiety disorders that can | | | | multitude of bodily complaints, such as vomiting, |
| occur in a child include generalized anxiety disorder, | | | | stomach pain, ulcers, diarrhea, tingling, weakness, |
| panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, | | | | and shortness of breath. |