PRACTICE PARAMETERS FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety disorders comprise one of the most prevalent categories of psy chopathology in children and adolescents. These revised practice param eters highlight the DSM-IV changes for anxiety disorders and review th e literature related to the assessment and treatment of anxiety disord ers in children and adolescents. Up-to-date information on longitudina l outcome data, assessment of anxiety, parent-child interventions, and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been added to the previous parameters, published in September 1993. Recommendations for evaluation and multimodal approaches to treatment are presented.