Anxiety in Preschool Children

Brian Fisak is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida and a licensed psychologist. His primary research and clinical interests are in the areas of anxiety disorders, prevention, and evidence-based interventions. He has an active research program in these areas and is the author of over 25 peer-reviewed publications. Paula Barrett is internationally recognized as a prominent scholar and groundbreaking researcher in the field of child psychology. Paula has a distinguished international reputation as a keynote presenter, and has been published widely in the area of prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression, and the promotion of resilience through the evidence-based FRIENDS programs.

Introduction

1 Epidemiology and Nosology of Preschool Anxiety Disorders

CHELSEY S. BARRIOS, KATHERINE A. LEPPERT, AND LEA R. DOUGHERTY

2 Preschool Anxiety: Risk and Protective Factors

NICHOLAS D. MIAN AND SARAH A.O. GRAY

3 Normative Fears in Preschool-Aged Children

LAUREN PHILLIPS, NATALIE GAMES, JENNIFER SCHEURICH,

PAULA BARRETT AND BRIAN FISAK

4 Assessment of Fear and Anxiety in Preschool Children:

Parent and Teacher Report

SUSAN H. SPENCE

5 Assessment of Fear and Anxiety in Preschool Children: Selfreport

and Observational Measures

PETER MURIS

6 The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Preschool-Aged

Children

PAULA BARRETT, NATALIE GAMES, BRIAN FISAK, PAUL STALLARD AND

LAUREN PHILLIPS

7 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Preschool-Aged Children

MARINA INIESTA-SEPÚLVEDA AND ERIC A. STORCH

8 Trauma and PTSD in Preschool-Aged Children

ANN-CHRISTIN HAAG, SHANA CELI AND MARKUS A. LANDOLT

9 Selective Mutism in Preschool-Aged Children

R. LINDSEY BERGMAN AND ARACELI GONZALEZ

10 Prevention of Anxiety in Preschool-Aged Children

BRIAN FISAK, LAUREN PERSAD, JULIA GALLEGOS AND PAULA BARRETT

11 Psychopharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Preschool-Aged Children

ANUJA MEHTA, JASMINE REYES AND BRIAN FISAK

Concluding Remarks

PAULA BARRETT AND BRIAN FISAK

Index