Abstract
The focus of this chapter is to discuss the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders. Evaluation, diagnosis, and psychotherapeutic treatment of these conditions will only be briefly discussed as these issues have been discussed in preceding chapters. We will discuss pharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), PTSD, and other anxiety disorders (i.e., separation anxiety disorder (SAD), selective mutism, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, and specific phobia). We will then provide in-depth discussion about the following: (1) the risks and benefits of various pharmacological agents commonly used to treat pediatric anxiety; and (2) situations in which pharmacological treatments are recommended for pediatric anxiety disorders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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Bloch, M. H., & McGuire, J. F. (2011). Pharmacological Treatment for Phobias and Anxiety Disorders. In Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders (pp. 339–354). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7784-7_23
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