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Children who avoid scary situations likelier to have anxiety, research finds

Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a Mayo Clinic study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 found. The study published this month in Behavior Therapy presents a new method of measur ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows 'helicopter parenting' makes for anxious children

(Medical Xpress) -- In a recently published study, researchers have shown that mothers who are overinvolved or overprotective during the early stages of a child’s development – often referred to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Treating childhood anxiety with computers, not drugs

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one in eight children suffers from an anxiety disorder. And because many anxious children turn into severely anxious adults, early intervention can have a major ...

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Less sleep may be answer to beating bedtime blues

(Medical Xpress) -- Restricting the amount of time a child spends in bed could lower levels of sleep-related stress and anxiety, a Flinders University researcher believes.

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mothers and OCD children trapped in rituals have impaired relationships

A new study from Case Western Reserve University finds mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are of other children in the family. And, that parental criticism is linked ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research finds children with social phobia are judged less attractive

(Medical Xpress) -- A recent study from the Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, has found children with social phobia are judged as less attractive and are less liked by their peers, than children ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0