Treatment for Anxiety Disorders
A treatment plan for generalized anxiety disorder will be determined by your child's clinician. It will be based on:
- Your child or teens age, health and medical history.
- Your child's symptoms.
- Your child or teens tolerance for specific medicines, procedures, or therapies.
- Expectations for the course of the condition.
Anxiety disorders can be treated. Treatment should always be based on a comprehensive evaluation of the child or teen and family. Treatment recommendations may include cognitive behavioral therapy for the child or teen. The focus is to help the child or teen learn skills to manage their anxiety and to help them master the situations that contribute to the anxiety.
Many children and teens may benefit from treatment with antidepressant or antianxiety medicine. Parents play an important, supportive role in any treatment process. Family therapy and consultation with the child or teens school may also be recommended.