Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Key Takeaways Psychotherapy is the main treatment for separation anxiety ...

In last week’s column I described separation anxiety followed by the more severe form of anxiety, separation anxiety disorder. In summary, it is not unusual for a child to display displeasure when he ...

A new study from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children for anxiety and examined the efficacy of the Master Your Worries program ...

What are signs of separation anxiety? There are many reasons why a child might have difficulty separating from a parent or caregiver. One of these reasons is a specific anxiety disorder called ...

Separation anxiety disorder exists when children show more than a developmentally appropriate degree of distress on separation from home or attachment figures, and it develops in about four percent of ...

Almost 20% of US adults deal with one or more anxiety disorders each year, according to statistics shared by the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. That equates to around 40 million people.

This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. We all experience stress, worry, and nervousness from time to time — but when these feelings become overwhelming and constant, it might be a sign ...

It is not unusual for a child to display displeasure when parting from caregivers, which usually include the child’s parents. During this normal phase of development, the child often displays ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have two sons, ages 5 and 14. My eldest is always excited to start school and have new adventures. My younger son will begin kindergarten this year. Although he went to day care ...