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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I. Foundations 1. Introduction 2. What is anxiety? 3. The genetic basis of child and adolescent anxiety 4. Etiological factors: Basic neuroscience 5. Etiological factors: Temperament and personality 6. Etiological factors; environment Section II. Disorders 7. Specific phobia 8. Separation Anxiety disorder 9. Panic disorder and agoraphobia 10. Social anxiety disorder: An update on diagnostics; epidemiology; etiology; assessment, treatment; unanswered questions, and future directions 11. Selective mutism 12. Pediatric generalized anxiety disorder 13. Comorbidity in anxiety disorders Section III. Interventions 14. Assessment of pediatric anxiety 15. Cognitive-behavioral therapy 16. Third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapies for the treatment of anxiety among children and adolescents 17. Pharmacologic treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders 18. New deliveries and technology 19. Dissemination and implementation Section IV. Special Issues 20. When children and adolescents don't go to school: Terminology, technology, and trends 21. Ethnic and cultural considerations 22. Anxiety in emerging adulthood: A developmentally informed treatment model 23. Back to the future: Tracing the footsteps of Mary Cover Jones – The treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders
