Thu, 26 January 2006 United Press International: Long thought to fly above children's air space, psychiatric conditions such as depression have only in recent years started appearing on the pediatric radar. Anxiety disorders are now estimated to affect 13 in 100 children and adolescents ages 9 to 17, about half of whom also experience a second mental or behavioral ailment, such as social phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression. Others may suffer a co-existing physical malady that commands -- and confounds -- treatment, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Category: general -- posted at: 4:48 AM Comments[1] |







