Children
with separation anxiety disorder often have intense fears that something will happen to their family and / or friends if they are not with them at all times.
What you are describing sounds
like separation anxiety disorder, which is characterized by persistent worries about being separated from a caregiver, and often does involve one caregiver more than another.
Clomicalm is a tricyclic antidepressant that effectively minimizes the symptoms of
separation anxiety disorder in dogs when used in conjunction with a comprehensive behavior modification program.
SAD Separation Anxiety Disorder, GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder, SP Specific Phobia, SOP Social Phobia, ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
A variety of medications have been shown to be effective in
treating separation anxiety disorder; the first - line medication is one of the SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor family.
Major Depressive Disorder Dysthymia Bipolar Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Generalized Anxiety
Disorder Separation Anxiety Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Social Phobia Specific Phobia
Psychotherapeutic: Treatment for
separation anxiety disorder typically involves cognitive behavioral therapy, a treatment approach that helps children learn to understand and manage their fears.
There is also a condition
called Separation Anxiety Disorder which is obviously more serious and warrants a trip to your pediatrician if you suspect your little one might be afflicted with it.
Internalizing disorders are characterized by behaviors and emotions that are directed inwards and include mood disorders (e.g. major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder) and anxiety disorders (
e.g. separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive — compulsive disorder, specific phobia).
DSM has accepted several relational disorders, such
as Separation Anxiety Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and PAD is a typical relational disorder.
And parental panic and depressive disorders were associated with increased risks
for separation anxiety disorder and multiple anxiety disorders in children.
Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar, the Australian psychologist who has pioneered research into the disorder, says that as many as one in 20 adults will suffer
adult separation anxiety disorder in their lifetime.
Peter M. Lewinsohn, Ph.D., Jill M. Holm - Denoma, Ph.D., Jason W. Small, B.A., et al. «
Separation Anxiety Disorder in Childhood as a Risk Factor for Future Mental Illness.»
For a diagnosis
of separation anxiety disorder, a clinician looks for distress in being separated from — or anticipating separation from — parents or caregivers that's excessive for a child's age and prevents him from participating in age - appropriate activities.
Still, Israeli newspaper Haaretz called Fischer the country's «superhero» saying the central banker's surprise resignation earlier this year left the country shaken by a collective «
Separation Anxiety Disorder.»
(If your child continues to experience separation anxiety well into their elementary school years and beyond, they may have
separation anxiety disorder, but this generally isn't something to panic about now while your little one is so small.
According to webmd, if the child is over 6 years old and still having an extreme fear, they may have
Separation Anxiety Disorder.
Separation anxiety disorder and school refusal in children and adolescents.
Although school refusal has been associated with
both separation anxiety disorder and social phobia, the easiest way to think about it is that school refusal is your child's association of school with thoughts or experiences that trigger uncertainty or nervousness.
Disorders we treat include but are not limited to: generalized anxiety disorder,
separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, selective mutism, obsessive - compulsive disorder, specific phobias, illness anxiety disorder, tic disorders (including chronic motor tic and chronic vocal tic disorders), Tourette's disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, skin picking and enuresis.
She has a particular interest in treating social anxiety disorder, obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD), specific phobias,
separation anxiety disorder, depression, and selective mutism.