COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Cognitive behavioural therapies (CBTs) have been shown to be efficacious for the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Although variations in these interventions exist depending on the specific disorder to be treated (e.g., Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder), most CBT protocols aim to teach the child or adolescent new approach behaviours, concrete problem-solving skills, and strategies for challenging maladaptive or unrealistic anxious thoughts and beliefs and improve our coping skills.