We provide an overview of where the field currently stands when it comes to having
evidence-based methods and instruments available for use in assessing anxiety and its …

Background: Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the earliest and most common
mental disorders in childhood, and a strong predictor of adult psychopathology. Despite …

The fourth edition of this textbook offers a scientific and practical context within which to
understand and conduct clinical assessments of children's and adolescent's personality and …

OBJECTIVE: To examine concordance of child, parent, and consensus agreement on the
Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule, Child and Parent versions (ADIS-C/P), for an …

Background: Existing research indicates sleep problems to be prevalent in youth with
internalizing disorders. However, childhood sleep problems are common in the general …

We evaluated the ability of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), the
State–Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC), and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) …

OBJECTIVE: To examine age differences in the expression of childhood fears and anxiety
symptoms. METHOD: A cross-sectional design was used to test recently formulated …

This study examined the interrelations among negative cognitive errors, anxiety sensitivity,
and anxiety control beliefs and explored their unique and specific associations with anxiety …

Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and being negatively evaluated by others. Most
previous studies of childhood social anxiety have employed clinical samples of children …

This study examined the physiological response (skin conductance and heart rate [HR]) of
youth exposed to a mildly phobic stimulus (video of a large dog) and its relation to child-and …