The anxiety cure for kids : a guide for parents /
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Hoboken, N.J. :
J. Wiley,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword by Karen Dineen Wagner
- Introduction and guide to this book
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword: a letter to kids with anxiety
- Part I: All about anxiety
- 1. Understanding anxiety and fear-the dragon
- 2. The history and diagnostic categories of anxiety disorders in children and adults
- 3. Treatment-the wizard
- 4. Evaluating your child's need for medication and therapy
- Part II: Five stories for kids, five steps for parents
- 5. Step 1: Ben's story-understanding your child's dragon
- 6. Step 2: Julie's story-shrink the dragon with practice and cognitive restructuring
- 7. Step 3: William's story-using medication and relaxation
- 8. Step 4: Rebecca's story-school anxiety and school refusal
- 9. Step 5: Rebecca's story one year later: set goals for the future, including having a plan if the anxiety comes back
- Part III: Beyond anxiety
- 10. Assessing your family's role in anxiety disorders
- 11. Anxiety, terrorism, and other extraordinary threats to children
- 12. Advice for teachers, coaches, doctors, therapists, school nurses, and others who work with anxious kids
- Vocabulary
- Appendix: diagnostic criteria (from the dsm-iv)
- Resources about anxiety disorders for parents and children.