«My co-authors and I developed a method that instead
captures symptom dimensions, or sets of symptoms, informed by the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria,» continued Dr. McCoy.
Significant advances have been made in assessment methods and age - appropriate diagnostic criteria for emotional disorders in young children.29 - 31 Differentiation between
symptoms of individual anxiety disorders (e.g., separation anxiety, generalized anxiety) has been found as early as two years of age.6 One novel assessment tool for children aged 3 - 5, the Preschool Anxiety Scale — Revised,
captures these various
dimensions of anxiety
symptoms.32 In addition, attentional bias to threat has been identified as a possible candidate for assessment of risk for anxiety disorders.33