CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS
The gold-standard clinical guideline for pediatric anxiety — the authoritative reference for evidence-aligned screening, assessment, and treatment.Heather J. Walter et al. — American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
When it comes to treating anxiety in children and adolescents, this is the reference clinicians turn to. Developed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the guideline synthesizes the evidence into clear recommendations: cognitive behavioral therapy as a first-line treatment, when to combine it with medication, and which validated tools to use for screening. For anyone making evidence-aligned claims or designing anxiety-focused care, it is the essential grounding document.
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