The impact of maternal control on children's anxiety related cognitions, behaviour and affect in a community sample of 4 and 5 year old children: an experimental study
Recent studies estimate that 8-20% of children meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder (Albano et al., 2003; Beidel et al., 1999). If left untreated, anxiety can interfere considerably with social and psychological development (Silverman and Ginsburg, 1998; Mendlowitz et al., 1999). The high preva...
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University of Oxford
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490738 |
| Summary: | Recent studies estimate that 8-20% of children meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder (Albano et al., 2003; Beidel et al., 1999). If left untreated, anxiety can interfere considerably with social and psychological development (Silverman and Ginsburg, 1998; Mendlowitz et al., 1999). The high prevalence rates and the costs associated with childhood anxiety make investigating risk factors which contribute to the development of anxiety, an important undertaking. |
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