Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

Dean McKay, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University in 1993. After a brief time as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, he joined the faculty of Fordham University, where he is now Professor of Psychology. Dr. McKay was President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in 2014, and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) in 2018. He is currently Associate Editor of Behavior Therapy and the Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, and is on the editorial boards of eight other journals. He has edited or co-edited 20 books dealing with treatment of complex cases in children and adults, obsessive-compulsive disorder, disgust in psychopathology, and research methodology. Dr. McKay has published more than 300 journal articles and book chapters and has more than 350 conference presentations. He is board certified in both cognitive-behavioral and clinical psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), as well as a Fellow of APA and APS. He also serves on the Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF), and serves on the executive board of the Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science (CAAPS). His research has focused primarily on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the role of disgust in psychopathology, and, most recently, on selective sound sensitivity (also known as misophonia). Eric A. Storch, Ph.D., is Professor and McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He serves as Vice Chair and Head of Psychology and co-directs the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders program at BCM. Dr. Storch specializes in the nature and treatment of childhood and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and anxiety among youth with autism. In addition to more than 800 published articles and chapters and 20 books, he has received multiple federal grants to investigate treatment efficacy, mechanisms of action, genetics, bioethics, innovative approaches to phenotyping, and how to enhance outcomes for those struggling with OCD and related conditions.

Section 1. Foundations in Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 1. Classification of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 2. Issues in Differential Diagnosis: Phobias and Phobic Conditions.- Chapter 3. Issues in Differential Diagnosis: GAD, OCD, PTSD.- Section 2. Diagnostic Components in Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 4. Cognitive Behavioral Models of Phobias and Pervasive Anxiety.- Chapter 5. Fear Circuitry in Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 6. Neurochemistry of Phobias and Pervasive Anxiety.- Chapter 7. Genetic Features of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Problems.- Chapter 8. Neuropsychological and Neurological Components of Child and Adolescent Anxiety.- Chapter 9. Taxonomic and Taxometric Features of Child and Adolescent Anxiety.- Chapter 10. Dimensional Approaches to Diagnosing Child and Adolescent Anxiety.- Chapter 11. Evolutionary Perspectives on Anxiety Disorders in Children.- Chapter 12. Transdiagnostic Models of Youth Anxiety.- Chapter 13. Research Domain Criteria and Youth Anxiety Disorders.- Section 3. Ancillary Components of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 14. Differential and Comorbid Attention Deficit.- Chapter 15. Secondary and Comorbid Depression.- Chapter 16. Contribution of Disgust to Specific Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 17. Problems in Emotional Regulation in Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 18. Emergent Personality Disorders in Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 19. Family Components of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 20. Cognitive Development and Anxiety.- Section 4. Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 21. Phobias in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 22. Separation Anxiety Disorder and School Refusal.- Chapter 23. Generalized Anxiety in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 24. Selective Mutism in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 25. Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 26. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 27. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 28. Pharmacological Treatment of Phobias and Pervasive Anxiety in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 29. Pharmacological Treatment Strategies with Medication Resistant Cases in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 30. Psychopharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Adolescents with Comorbid Substance Abuse.- Chapter 31. Risk Assessment and Management in Children and Adolescents.- Section 5. Special Populations and Additional Treatment Elements for Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 32. Combined Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 33. Food Neophobia in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 34. Phobias and Anxiety-Related Problems in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities.- Chapter 35. Secondary Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 36. Anxiety Disorders in Severe Family Dysfunction and Family Treatment for Child and Adolescent Anxiety.- Chapter 37. Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety.- Chapter 38. School-Based Interventions for Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 39. Social Disability in Childhood Anxiety Disorder.- Chapter 40. Public Policy and Anxiety Development in Children and Adolescents.