Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Overanxious Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Abstract

This article reviews recent advances in research evaluating the characteristics and epidemiology, diagnostic reliability, methods of assessment, and proposed treatment for children and adolescents with overanxious disorder. Empirical findings to date show that overanxious disorder is a frequently occurring phenomenon in childhood and adolescence that merits further attention from researchers. Directions for future studies aimed at identifying useful behavioral assessment procedures and effective therapeutic interventions for this disorder are outlined.