Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers

by Eli R. Lebowitz, Haim Omer

Every child experiences fear, but when a child experiences fear so consistently that it affects their daily function or well being, it becomes highly likely that an anxiety disorder is to blame. This book shows clinicians how to effectively use evidence-based techniques such as exposure therapy, CBT, and mindfulness to alleviate children's anxiety. Drawing on clinical experience and professional research, "Treating the Anxious Child" offers both a framework for understanding the dynamics at play for fearful children, as well as evidence-based guidelines for treating them successfully through the inclusion of daily caregivers.

Genres: Parenting, Psychology

336 pages, Hardcover

First published May 28, 2013

Reviews

[Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

After having read a lot of fiction, it was time to get back to psychology. I read a Dutch translation of this book and it contains a lot of useful information on how to deal with kids with anxiety disorders; the focus is mostly on the surrounding system, however, with a lot of chapters dedicated to how to deal with the parents, whether they were willing to cooperate or not. There's a lot of practical examples to accompany it.
However, this book is not necessarily for the layman, even though it claims to be 'a guide for caregivers'. There's a large focus on a specific treatment protocol, which is fantastic for this psychologist but probably useless to parents. Also, the Dutch translation I read was shoddy in places, with more typos than can be excused, and quite a few sentences that made no sense (probably because a word was omitted).
So, unless you're a child psychologist who regularly sees patients with anxiety and is longing for a specific protocol to adhere to, this is probably not the book for you, though it was the book for me.

[Lynnaea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear explanations of childhood anxiety disorders and valuable information for how to support children and adolescents in treatment. As a therapist in training I found many of the case examples and explanations valuable and believe this book would also be palatable to caregivers (as intended).

5/5

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this before I attended Dr Lebowitz’s SPACE training. A paradigm shift from more traditional (cbt) models for treating anxious kids/teens.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book on childhood anxiety I've read.