Depression & Anxiety in Children: Part 1 – EXPIRED

PART 1 – This presentation will look at the following topics:

• Normal versus pathological anxiety.
• Anxiety disorders of childhood e.g. Separation anxiety disorder, Generalized Anxiety
• Disorder, Social anxiety disorder, Selective mutism, Obsessive compulsive disorder and Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Aetiology of anxiety disorders, including genetic and environmental factors, including the role of parenting.
• Clinical presentation of the different anxiety disorders, including school refusal and somatic complaints.
• Screening for childhood anxiety.
• When and how to refer.
• Management of anxiety disorders
• Pharmacological (emphasis on the SSRI’s)
• Childhood depression and its Epidemiology and Aetiology.
• Clinical presentation of childhood depression.
• Suicidality in children – including the phenomenon of cutting.
• DSM 5 diagnostic criteria.
• Treatment of childhood depression.
• Pharmacological (mainly SSRI’s)
• Take home messages.