Emotional Disorders in Children

The child and adolescent psychopathology have been categorized into two broad classes, emotional (also called internalizing) and behavioral (externalizing) problems (disorders). In this paper, we describe the emotional disorders in children. Emotional disorders signify a core disturbance in intropunitive emotions and mood, namely, sorrow, guilt, fear and worry. These emotional disorders; anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders in childhood and adolescence period will be discussed in more detail.