Anxiety
Effective Therapies for Anxiety
"The research shows that treatment of mild anxiety should begin with therapy. However, if your child suffers from moderate to severe anxiety, a combination of medication and therapy may be the best approach. Talk to your child’s doctor about the most appropriate treatment for your child’s symptoms. If your child’s doctor decides that his/her symptoms would be best served through a combination of medication and therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective and appropriate treatment for children and adolescents with an anxiety disorder. Beyond CBT there are several other treatment approaches that are likely to be helpful for children and adolescents. Below are different therapies for anxiety that have been well-established in research to work. These therapies have been tested by researchers and child psychologists and ranked based on how well they work for children with anxiety.
Other treatments that work well, include: •CBT •Exposure •Modeling •CBT with parents •Education •CBT with medication
https://effectivechildtherapy.org/concerns-symptoms-disorders/disorders/fear-worry-and-anxiety/#effective-treatments
"The research shows that treatment of mild anxiety should begin with therapy. However, if your child suffers from moderate to severe anxiety, a combination of medication and therapy may be the best approach. Talk to your child’s doctor about the most appropriate treatment for your child’s symptoms. If your child’s doctor decides that his/her symptoms would be best served through a combination of medication and therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective and appropriate treatment for children and adolescents with an anxiety disorder. Beyond CBT there are several other treatment approaches that are likely to be helpful for children and adolescents. Below are different therapies for anxiety that have been well-established in research to work. These therapies have been tested by researchers and child psychologists and ranked based on how well they work for children with anxiety.
Other treatments that work well, include: •CBT •Exposure •Modeling •CBT with parents •Education •CBT with medication
https://effectivechildtherapy.org/concerns-symptoms-disorders/disorders/fear-worry-and-anxiety/#effective-treatments
Anxiety Disorders
What Works
- Behavior and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Treatments that involve learning how to replace negative thinking patterns and behaviors with positive ones including homework and exercises.
- Treatment with certain SSRIs.
What Seems to Work
- Educational support Psychoeducational information provided to parents, usually in a group settling.
Not Adequately Tested
- Play Therapy*
- Therapy that uses self-guided play to encourage expression and healing.
- Non-SSRI Medication
- Treatment with antihistamines or neuroleptics
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Therapy designed to uncover unconscious psychological processes.
- Biofeedback
- Minimal support.
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