Main description:

Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety presents a collection of readings from leading experts that reveal the most effective evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. * Features expertise of the foremost scientist-practitioners in the field of child and adolescent anxiety * Includes state-of-the art information on psychological interventions from each author * Written in a clear and easy-to-follow manner for a wide audience

Contents:

About the Editors ix List of Contributors xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Section I 1 Classification of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 1 Cecilia A. Essau, Beatriz Olaya, and Thomas H. Ollendick 2 Epidemiology, Comorbidity and Mental Health Services Utilization 23 Cecilia A. Essau and Jheanell Gabbidon 3 Course and Outcome of Child and Adolescent Anxiety 43 Laura D. Seligman and Jessica L. Gahr Section II 4 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child and Adolescent Anxiety 69 Helena M.S. Zavos, Thalia C. Eley, and Alice M. Gregory 5 Neurobiology of Paediatric Anxiety 89 Jasper B. Zantvoord, Ramon J.L. Lindauer, Mirte J. Bakker, and Frits Boer 6 Interpersonal and Social Factors in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders 117 Thomas H. Ollendick and Shin-ichi Ishikawa 7 Information Processing Biases 141 Peter Muris and Andy Field 8 Cultural Factors and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Treatment 157 Cecilia A. Essau, Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Constantina Demetriou, and Katere Pourseied Section III 9 Evidence-Based Assessment and Case Formulation for Childhood Anxiety Disorders 177 Bryce D. McLeod, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Emily Wheat, and Emily M. Becker 10 Empirically Supported Psychosocial Treatments 207 Katharina Manassis 11 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 229 Boris Birmaher and Dara Sakolsky 12 Cool Teens: A Computerized Intervention for Anxious Adolescents 249 Viviana M. Wuthrich, Michael J. Cunningham, and Ronald M. Rapee 13 Bibliotherapy for Anxious and Phobic Youth 275 Mary Coffman, Frank Andrasik, and Thomas H. Ollendick Section IV 14 Separation Anxiety Disorder 301 Silvia Schneider and Kristen L. Lavallee 15 Social Anxiety Disorder 335 Deborah C. Beidel, Candice A. Alfano, and Brian E. Bunnell 16 Specific Phobias 353 Maria J. W. Cowart and Thomas H. Ollendick 17 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 369 Kendra L. Read, Chiaying Wei, Courtney L. Benjamin, Matthew P. Mychailyszyn, and Philip C. Kendall 18 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 393 Phoebe S. Moore, Martin E. Franklin, Jennifer Freeman, and John March 19 Panic Disorder 423 Alexander H. Queen and Jill Ehrenreich-May 20 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 451 William Yule, Patrick Smith, Sean Perrin, and David M. Clark 21 School Refusal 471 David A. Heyne and Floor M. Sauter Section V 22 Anxiety Prevention in School Children and Adolescents: The FRIENDS Program 519 Cristina Akiko Iizuka, Paula Barrett, and Kate Morris 23 Prevention of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism and Asperger Syndrome 545 Tony Attwood and Kate Sofronoff 24 CBT Intervention for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Williams Syndrome 559 Cecilia A. Essau and Elena Longhi Index 575