Anxiety is one of the most common diagnoses in adults and in children. According to the Centers
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Anxiety is one of the most common diagnoses in adults and in children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 7.1% of children have diagnosed anxiety disorders (2021). Parents don't always recognize that their children have anxiety because it doesn't always manifest in the same way as adult anxiety. Counselors need to educate parents and educators on how anxiety manifests in children so this disorder can be recognized and adequately treated.
- How may anxiety in children present differently than anxiety in adults?
- What tools would you use to determine an accurate anxiety diagnosis in a child?
- How might you explain this difference to parents of a child with anxiety?
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