Post by hafeezanwar on Nov 7, 2008 19:00:09 GMT
Anxiety and children
Chicago, November 03: How do you know your child's fear or anxiety is a reason to see a doctor?
It usually involves extreme behaviour. Experts offer these tips:
-Separation anxiety: This is not the clinginess often seen in toddlers. It's a level of fear in school-age children up to age 10 or 11 in which they may routinely follow a parent through the house and resist sleeping alone and going to school.
-Generalised anxiety: Affected kids, usually from grade school to early teens, often have many unrealistic fears that interfere with their lives. It may be worries about thunderstorms so severe that going outside even on sunny days provokes anxiety. They may be so anxious about being on time or doing well in school that it results in stomach aches or other physical complaints.
-Social anxiety or phobia: This may appear in grade school or adolescence and is often dismissed as shyness. But affected kids are so paralysed by self-consciousness and fear of interacting with others that they avoid social situations or speaking in class. There may be physical symptoms, such as sweating or dizziness.
Many families learn to adjust their lifestyles to accommodate children with anxiety disorders. However, if untreated, the problems can morph into depression or substance abuse during the teen years, said Dr John Walkup of Johns Hopkins Hospital. He's lead author of a study showing kids can improve substantially with the antidepressant sertraline, also sold as Zoloft, plus psychotherapy, or either treatment alone.
--Agencies
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Chicago, November 03: How do you know your child's fear or anxiety is a reason to see a doctor?
It usually involves extreme behaviour. Experts offer these tips:
-Separation anxiety: This is not the clinginess often seen in toddlers. It's a level of fear in school-age children up to age 10 or 11 in which they may routinely follow a parent through the house and resist sleeping alone and going to school.
-Generalised anxiety: Affected kids, usually from grade school to early teens, often have many unrealistic fears that interfere with their lives. It may be worries about thunderstorms so severe that going outside even on sunny days provokes anxiety. They may be so anxious about being on time or doing well in school that it results in stomach aches or other physical complaints.
-Social anxiety or phobia: This may appear in grade school or adolescence and is often dismissed as shyness. But affected kids are so paralysed by self-consciousness and fear of interacting with others that they avoid social situations or speaking in class. There may be physical symptoms, such as sweating or dizziness.
Many families learn to adjust their lifestyles to accommodate children with anxiety disorders. However, if untreated, the problems can morph into depression or substance abuse during the teen years, said Dr John Walkup of Johns Hopkins Hospital. He's lead author of a study showing kids can improve substantially with the antidepressant sertraline, also sold as Zoloft, plus psychotherapy, or either treatment alone.
--Agencies
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SEARCH BY
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
HYDERABAD, INDIA
Email. hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
============================================
PLEASE READ 50 CHAPTERS OF MUSLIM SAINTS ON THE BELOW WEB SITE
hafeezanwar.multiply.com/
================================================
KINDLY READ LIFE HISTORY OF SUFI MASTER
HAZRAT SYED SHAH AFZAL BIABANI OF KAZIPET HYDERABAD ON THE BELOW WEB SITE.
afzalbiabani.tripod.com/
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