Exploration of Separation Anxiety Disorder

DOI

10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_77How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Anxiety disorders; separation; youth; family involvement; CBT; school refusal

Abstract

This article explores separation anxiety disorder, including its biological and environmental factors for etiology, social and psychological impacts on children, effective treatments, and future development suggestions. Distinct from other research papers, this paper focuses on children with SAD because understanding CSAD will help prevent some level of adult separation anxiety. Meanwhile, CSAD is one of the most common mental illnesses in children. By doing so, it will also be able to provide a depth analysis of the topic. The result of the paper suggests that both biology and environment contribute to the etiology of SAD. In more detail, particular parenting styles and family history of mental illness show some evidence of causing SAD in children. Without early intervention, children with SAD might experience future risks of other mental illnesses and academic failure. Fortunately, CBT is one of the effective treatments for SAD supported by different research studies. While medications are not commonly given to children due to age restrictions. In the end, the paper provides future recommendations on improving assessment and treatment for children under seven. In addition, the article also raises awareness of the importance of promoting treatments that are accessible and affordable for all families since many treatments are time and money costly.

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AU  - Linyuan Huang
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/02/13
TI  - Exploration of Separation Anxiety Disorder
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 606
EP  - 612
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_77
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