Anxiety Disorders Diagnosis
To determine whether a child or adolescent has an Anxiety Disorder, professionals will need to know:
- How long have the symptoms been present?
- What efforts have been made to alleviate the anxiety
- What is the child’s chronological and developmental age?
- To what extent does the child’s anxiety interfere with their ability to function?
- Are there situations that are contributing to the behaviors and anxieties?
For the criteria for diagnosis for specific forms of anxiety, see the Diagnosis section of each disorder