Does your child worry excessively about everything? Understanding the clinical features and evidence-based treatment modalities for generalized anxiety disorder.
Children with generalized anxiety disorder experience excessive and uncontrollable worry about a broad range of everyday events and activities. Common areas of concern include academic performance, health, family safety, and future events. The worry is characteristically difficult to control and out of proportion to the actual likelihood or impact of the anticipated events.
Somatic manifestations include muscle tension, sleep disturbance, psychomotor agitation, easy fatigability, and difficulty with concentration.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation training, and worry management techniques constitute the primary evidence-based treatment approaches. Therapeutic goals include helping the child identify, evaluate, and effectively manage anxious cognitions.
Doç. Dr. Mehtap Eroğlu
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Over 15 years of clinical experience.
