Anxiety disorders in children: Prevention and early intervention

The book "Anxiety in children: Prevention and early intervention" provides a comprehensive literature review of the current state of knowledge of childhood anxiety, including information about its phenomenology, epidemiology, etiology, course and onset, consequences, assessment, treatments and prevention programs. This book explores gender differences in anxiety disorders, comorbity and possible groups that might be at risk for developing an anxiety disorder. It particularly focuses on the group of children with learning disabilities, their social and emotional development and high risk for developing anxiety. This book also includes information of the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in reducing anxiety disorders in school settings. It highlights the importance of prevention and early intervention and offer strategies to work towards them.

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Professor at the Center for Treatment and Research on Anxiety at the University of Monterrey, and director of the Mexican Center for Emotional and Social Intelligence. She studied her Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Austin under a Fulbright scholarship. Her work focuses on resilience and the prevention of anxiety and depression.

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The book "Anxiety in children: Prevention and early intervention" provides a comprehensive literature review of the current state of knowledge of childhood anxiety, including information about its phenomenology, epidemiology, etiology, course and onset, consequences, assessment, treatments and prevention programs. This book explores gender differences in anxiety disorders, comorbity and possible groups that might be at risk for developing an anxiety disorder. It particularly focuses on the group of children with learning disabilities, their social and emotional development and high risk for developing anxiety. This book also includes information of the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in reducing anxiety disorders in school settings. It highlights the importance of prevention and early intervention and offer strategies to work towards them.