An essential resource to address anxiety disorders and OCD in children and teenagers, from a prominent researcher and psychologist at Mayo Clinic.
Parenting can be overwhelming when your child is struggling with an anxiety disorder or OCD—but it doesn’t have to be. Anxiety Coach is a step-by-step guide full of useful strategies, techniques, and action plans designed to address all the most common forms of anxiety, including:
- social anxiety
- separation anxiety
- generalized anxiety
- specific phobias
- panic attacks
- OCD
Anxiety Coach also covers topics such as:
- responding effectively to anxious behavior
- tracking progress
- keeping an eye out for obstacles
- deciding when to seek professional help
The advice in Anxiety Coach will guide your child in building confidence so they can participate in the everyday activities they have been avoiding, and offers a detailed roadmap to a happy, healthy, anxiety-free life.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
PART ONE
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 What is Exposure Therapy?
Chapter 3 A Brief History of Exposure Therapy
Chapter 4 How Exposure Therapy works
Chapter 5 How To Appropriately Use Exposure Therapy
Chapter 6 How To Do Exposure Therapy
Chapter 7 The Exposure Therapy For Childhood Anxiety Disorders program at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center
Chapter 8 What Is Anxiety?
Chapter 9 How Does Anxiety Work And Where Does It Come From?
Chapter 10 When Does Anxiety Become A Problem For My Child?
Chapter 11 Comorbidities
Chapter 12 Seeking Help
PART TWO
Chapter 13 Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 14 Exposure Therapy for Panic Disorder
Chapter 15 Exposure Therapy for Separation Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 16 Exposure Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 17 Exposure Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Chapter 18 Exposure Therapy for Specific Phobias
PART THREE
Chapter 19 Troubleshooting
Chapter 20 Moving On
Об авторе
Stephen P. H. Whiteside, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board-certified licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and director of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Program at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Whiteside is the co-author of Exposure Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and OCD and Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and daughter.