Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety presents a collection of readings from leading experts that reveal the most effective evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

Features expertise of the foremost scientist-practitioners in the field of child and adolescent anxietyIncludes state-of-the art information on psychological interventions from each authorWritten in a clear and easy-to-follow manner for a wide audience

Cecilia A. Essau is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Centre for Applied Research and Assessment in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (CARACAW) at Roehampton University. She has published more than 150 articles in either peer-reviewed journals or book chapters in edited volumes, and 12 books.

Thomas H. Ollendick is University Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. He is the author or co-author of over 300 research publications, 75 book chapters, and 25 books.

About the Editors ix

List of Contributors xi

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Section I

1 Classification of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 1Cecilia A. Essau, Beatriz Olaya, and Thomas H. Ollendick

2 Epidemiology, Comorbidity and Mental Health Services Utilization 23Cecilia A. Essau and Jheanell Gabbidon

3 Course and Outcome of Child and Adolescent Anxiety 43Laura D. Seligman and Jessica L. Gahr

Section II

4 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child and Adolescent Anxiety 69Helena M.S. Zavos, Thalia C. Eley, and Alice M. Gregory

5 Neurobiology of Paediatric Anxiety 89Jasper B. Zantvoord, Ramon J.L. Lindauer, Mirte J. Bakker, and Frits Boer

6 Interpersonal and Social Factors in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders 117Thomas H. Ollendick and Shin-ichi Ishikawa

7 Information Processing Biases 141Peter Muris and Andy Field

8 Cultural Factors and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Treatment 157Cecilia A. Essau, Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Constantina Demetriou, and Katere Pourseied

Section III

9 Evidence-Based Assessment and Case Formulation for Childhood Anxiety Disorders 177Bryce D. McLeod, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Emily Wheat, and Emily M. Becker

10 Empirically Supported Psychosocial Treatments 207Katharina Manassis

11 Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 229Boris Birmaher and Dara Sakolsky

12 Cool Teens: A Computerized Intervention for Anxious Adolescents 249Viviana M. Wuthrich, Michael J. Cunningham, and Ronald M. Rapee

13 Bibliotherapy for Anxious and Phobic Youth 275Mary Coffman, Frank Andrasik, and Thomas H. Ollendick

Section IV

14 Separation Anxiety Disorder 301Silvia Schneider and Kristen L. Lavallee

15 Social Anxiety Disorder 335Deborah C. Beidel, Candice A. Alfano, and Brian E. Bunnell

16 Specific Phobias 353Maria J. W. Cowart and Thomas H. Ollendick

17 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 369Kendra L. Read, Chiaying Wei, Courtney L. Benjamin, Matthew P. Mychailyszyn, and Philip C. Kendall

18 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 393Phoebe S. Moore, Martin E. Franklin, Jennifer Freeman, and John March

19 Panic Disorder 423Alexander H. Queen and Jill Ehrenreich-May

20 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 451William Yule, Patrick Smith, Sean Perrin, and David M. Clark

21 School Refusal 471David A. Heyne and Floor M. Sauter

Section V

22 Anxiety Prevention in School Children and Adolescents: The FRIENDS Program 519Cristina Akiko Iizuka, Paula Barrett, and Kate Morris

23 Prevention of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism and Asperger Syndrome 545Tony Attwood and Kate Sofronoff

24 CBT Intervention for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Williams Syndrome 559Cecilia A. Essau and Elena Longhi

Index 575