Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders

Exploring how social networking sites impact youth with anxiety: A qualitative study of Facebook stressors among adolescents with an anxiety disorder diagnosis

“…'likes'), as well as engaging in behaviours to maintain a well-received Facebook profile by keeping old posts on their profile that previously received multiple likes even if that post no longer reflected their interests. This theme speaks to how many anxious adolescents, such as those with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), struggle with self-doubts and a negative self-image (Connolly & Bernstein, 2007). As a way of coping with their self-doubt, adolescents with GAD frequently seek reassurance from others.…”

“…Adolescents with social anxiety disorder worry about social interactions because they fear being scrutinized and ridiculed by others (Connolly & Bernstein, 2007). As a coping mechanism, they tend to avoid social situations (Hazen & Stein, 1995).…”

Anxiety disorders in people with epilepsy

“…Persons in the general population (not restricted to persons with epilepsy) with a diagnosis of anxiety disorder at age 26 have had an anxiety disorder during adolescence in many cases (KimCohen et al, 2003). The importance of anxiety disorders in younger years has led the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to recommend that children and adolescents should be routinely screened for symptoms of anxiety (Connolly et al, 2007).…”

Neural Function Before and After Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Anxious Adolescents at Risk for Developing Bipolar Disorder

“…Additionally, anxiety disorders are common in youth at risk for developing bipolar disorder (Henin et al 2005;Hirshfeld-Becker et al 2006;Duffy et al 2007) and anxious youth with a bipolar parent have three times the normal risk of developing mania, the onset of which occurs typically during adolescence (Singh et al 2007). In youth with anxiety disorders, psychotherapeutic interventions are recommended in treatment guidelines, although when pharmacotherapy is considered, the first-line psychopharmacologic interventions for youth with anxiety disordersantidepressants -are the mainstay of treatment (Connolly and Bernstein 2007;Strawn et al 2012b). However, antidepressants may worsen the outcome and accelerate the onset of mania or hypomania in some youth with a familial risk of bipolar disorder (Reichart and Nolen 2004).…”